Gov. Josh Green has appointed marketing and advertising executive Joe Gedeon to represent House District 18 (Portlock, Hawaii Kai, Kalama Valley), succeeding the late Rep. Gene Ward, who died in April ...

Over-reliance and dependency on this singular industry in its current form only make Hawaiʻi more economically, ...

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

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Governor Josh Green has announced his intent to veto 19 bills from the 2025 Hawaii State ...

Honolulu City Council approved a payout to the United Public Workers to resolve a dozen disputes over garbage collector pay.

If you're planning a vacation to Hawaii in 2026, you need to know about their green fee, beginning next year. Discover how ...

Kicking off their four-island “Summertime Hawaii Tour ‘25” on Oahu, The Green returns to the Maui Arts & Cultural Center on ...

Hawaii: Act 96 will impose a “green tax” on tourists to safeguard Hawai‘i’s natural ecosystems from the growing impacts of ...

Hawaii’s four counties can add an extra tax on top of the state TAT. All of them have decided to add the maximum possible, ...

Hawaii to begin charging new ‘Green Fee’ tourist tax: How much will it cost visitors? Currently, the Mexican state of Jalisco, which includes the city of Puerto Vallarta, is classified as “Level 3: ...

Governor Josh Green signed into law Senate Bill 1396, now Act 96 today making it the first of its kind in the nation and ...

Everyone who stays in a Hawaii hotel, cruise ship or other lodging beginning Jan. 1 will pay an extra $3 for every $400 in overnight costs — or an additional $30 for every $4,000 spent to stay ...