The "green tax" to fund climate change mitigation will take effect on Jan. 1 despite legal challenges from cruise lines. The ...

Cruise industry says Hawaii’s new cruise passenger tax is unconstitutional. The new law imposes an 11% tax on cruise fares ...

A New Year’s Eve ruling from the Federal Appeals Court paused the enforcement of Hawaii’s new climate tax ahead of its 2026 ...

A federal judge has denied a request to stop Hawaii’s cruise tax from taking effect in January, but the legal battle isn’t ...

A new law set to go into effect on Jan. 1 will require cruise ship passengers to pay the transient accommodation tax, which ...

Hawaii’s controversial “Green Fee” tourist tax, designed to fund climate resilience and curb overtourism, has been partially ...

Hawaii’s so-called green fee is set to take effect as scheduled Jan. 1 after a federal judge dismissed most of the cruise industry’s legal challenge to Act 96 and denied its request to block ...

A federal judge's ruling allows Hawaii's new tourist tax, which includes a levy on cruise ship passengers, to take effect in ...

Gov. Josh Green defended the new tax by emphasizing that visitors who enjoy Hawaii's natural resources should share in the ...

While northern states are digging out of snow piles, Hawaii is basking in a temperate climate and warm sunshine. Visitors are treated to an Aloha culture that welcomes tourists with open arms and a ...

A battle may be brewing over a new 11% tax on cruise lines in Hawaii after the cruise industry warned state officials that it considers the legislation a violation of the U.S. Constitution. The state ...