HONOLULU ( KHON) – Hawaii’s “Green Fee” went into effect on Jan. 1, albeit without one provision that lawmakers were hoping ...

Appellate court judges say the ships that bring passengers into port don't have to pay the fee while the dispute plays out in ...

Hawaii's new green fee went into effect for hotels and vacation rentals this week, but a federal appeals court stepped in at ...

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Thirteen new Hawaii laws taking effect Jan. 1 will raise costs for tourists and uninsured drivers while expanding protections ...

Hawaii’s minimum wage goes up $2 an hour Thursday — to $16 from $14 — amid other new state laws in 2026 that include ...

Hawaii authorities are cracking down on illegal fireworks after a tragic explosion last New Year's Eve killed six people. Mike Lambert, director of Hawaii's Department of Law Enforcement, notes a ...

A federal judge’s ruling clears the way for Hawaii to include cruise ship passengers in a new tourist tax to help cope with ...

Sagpolutele, the Campbell grad from Hawaii and brother of former Hawaii quarterback John-Keawe Sagapolutele, is a burgeoning ...

Cruise ship visitation to Hawaii has set a course for its strongest rebound in nearly two decades, but new state rules requiring cleaner-burning fuels and expanded “green fees” are sparking legal ...

The Department of Justice called the tax a “scheme to extort American citizens and businesses.” The Trump administration is bolstering the cruise industry’s fight against a passenger tax Hawaii plans ...

FILE - In this Monday, June 20, 2016, file photo, the Carnival Fantasy cruise ship leaves PortMiami, in Miami Beach, Fla. Top Carnival Corp. executives are due back in court to explain what the ...