HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers passed on Friday first-of-its-kind legislation that will increase the state’s lodging tax to ...

Hawaii lawmakers are ready to hike a tax imposed on travelers staying in hotels, vacation rentals and other short-term ...

President Donald Trump's administration has sued Hawaii and Michigan to try to stop them from filing lawsuits against major ...

Recently, both the State of Hawaii and the State of Michigan had announced that they would be pursuing litigation against ...

The state is suing oil companies, including Chevron, Shell and Aloha Petroleum, for using fossil fuels that destroy Hawaii's ...

Legislative session came to an end today after lawmakers passed a bill requiring visitors to pay an additional tax when they come to the islands to help reduce ...

Hawaii lawmakers propose a hotel tax hike to raise $100M annually for climate change and environmental resilience projects.

State lawmakers are expected to approve an increase in hotel taxation to fund climate change relief programs across the islands.

Green said Hawaii was the first state in the nation ... tax revenue for the purposes of environmental protection or climate change. The increase will add to what is already a relatively large ...