If you’re planning a Hawaii vacation soon, expect a new tax coming your way. That's because Hawaii just became the first state to impose a so-called "Green Fee" or "green tax" for tourists. The fee, ...

Hawaii Introduces Tourist Tax for People Visiting State. Published May 29, 2025 at 10:33 AM EDT Updated May 30, 2025 at 4:52 AM EDT. By . Marni Rose McFall is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K.

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green enacted legislation on May 27 establishing the country's first tourist tax designed to fund climate resilience efforts, adding a 0.75 percentage point increase to lodging fees ...

Hawaii's governor signed legislation that boosts a tax imposed on hotel room and vacation rental stays in order to raise money to address climate change. 24/7 Live Los Angeles Orange County Inland ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s governor signed legislation Tuesday that boosts a tax imposed on hotel room and vacation rental stays in order to raise money to address eroding shorelines, wildfires ...

It also levies a new 11% tax on cruise ship bills starting July 2026, prorated for the number of days the vessels are in Hawaii ports, to bring cruise ship taxes in line with room taxes on land.