Legislators in Hawaii are implementing a tourism tax they believe will help the state take action against climate change.

Everyone who stays in a Hawaii hotel, cruise ship or other lodging beginning Jan. 1 will pay an extra $3 for every $400 in ...

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green has signed legislation boosting a tax imposed on hotel room and vacation rental stays in order to ...

Hawaii signed a new green fee law, becoming the first state to address climate change through a tourism tax. They need to ...

Hawaii will add a new surcharge to the state’s existing accommodations tax to address the growing impacts of climate change.

Hawaii became the first U.S. state to establish a climate impact fee on Tuesday, placing an additional tax on tourists to fund climate change resiliency projects and environmental stewardship ...

Getty Legislators in Hawaii are implementing a hefty tax on tourism that they believe will help the state government take action against climate change. According to the Associated Press and USA ...

Governor Josh Green commented other states and countries will need to take similar action to address climate disasters ...

Hawaii has become the first U.S. state to introduce a dedicated climate tax on tourists, aiming to raise $100 million ...

open image in gallery Officials estimate the tax will generate nearly $100 million annually and will help tackle climate change on Hawaii (The Associated Press/Caleb Jones) It also levies a new 11 ...