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, ...

Callender has worked for Valley Water since 1996 and was appointed as CEO in May 2020. Valley Water is the agency tasked with flood control in Santa Clara County and is funded by property taxes.

Governor Josh Green, M.D., announced on Good Morning Hawaii, his plans to veto House Bill 796, which would have eliminated ...

Hawaii Governor Josh Green signed a new bill into law that will levy higher taxes on tourists visiting the island chain.

Josh Green signed into law a first-of-its-kind climate impact bill Tuesday at the state Capitol. The governor was flanked by ...

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

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

Hawaii is the first state in the nation to set aside tax revenue for the purpose of climate change mitigation. According to our sister publication, Travel Weekly, CLIA had sent lawmakers in Hawaii a ...

Jay Johnson, president of Coastline Travel Group, said he doesn't expect the tax to deter people from cruising in Hawaii, but he does think it could keep cruise lines from the destination if their ...

They also worry that the increased taxes will negatively affect tourism. "Hawaii already has a reputation for having the highest visitor taxes of any destination in the world," the president of ...

Hawaii, for the first time in US history, has passed a law to increase tourism tax to finance measures to combat climate change. This is reported by The Guardian. The initiative has the support of the ...