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« on: May 30, 2025, 06:50:43 am »
Hawaii will now charge visitors a ‘climate impact fee’ to raise $100M annually to fund ‘climate change’ projects
By Marc Morano
May 29, 2025
 

Hawaii becomes first US state to charge ‘Green Fee’ on tourists – 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 within the islands.

As the country’s inaugural “Green Fee,” Act 96 will raise the state’s current transient accommodations tax (TAT) by 0.75% for a total of 11% placed upon the nightly lodging rate, effective Jan. 1, 2026, according to a press release by Governor Josh Green’s office.

The fee will apply to travelers staying in hotels, short-term vacation rentals and for the first time ever, cruise ships. For a nightly hotel rate of $300, that would be an extra $2.25 each night.

https://www.climatedepot.com/2025/05/29/hawaii-will-now-charge-visitors-a-climate-impact-fee-to-raise-100m-annually-to-fund-climate-change-projects/
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Re: Hawaii will now charge visitors a ‘climate impact fee’ to raise $100M annually to fund ‘climate
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2025, 06:54:21 am »
What next, a nightly fee on bed use, pay as you go (literally) toilets, oxygen use fees? :hiya:
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Re: Hawaii will now charge visitors a ‘climate impact fee’ to raise $100M annually to fund ‘climate
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2025, 06:56:21 am »
For a state so heavily dependent on tourism, this seems just a tiny bit idiotic.  *****rollingeyes*****
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Re: Hawaii will now charge visitors a ‘climate impact fee’ to raise $100M annually to fund ‘climate
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2025, 09:55:09 am »
I would expect nothing less from the state that gave us Weezie Hirano.
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Re: Hawaii will now charge visitors a ‘climate impact fee’ to raise $100M annually to fund ‘climate
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2025, 10:31:17 am »
A tax by any other name is still a tax.
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