Hawaiʻi passes 'Green Fee' law: Tourists to help fund climate resilience

Written By Olivia Cropper

By Kimber Collins for KITV 4 Island News

HONOLULU, Hawaii (Island News) -- Governor Josh Green signed Senate Bill 1396 into law, officially creating Hawaii’s first "Green Fee" funded through a targeted increase to the Transient Accommodations Tax (TAT).

The goal: protect the islands from climate change by having visitors, not locals, help foot the bill.

“We have an affordability crisis in our state. We can't just tax the local people anymore,” said Governor Green during Monday’s press conference at the State Capitol.

Click here to read the full story in the May 27 KITV 4 Island News.

Olivia Cropper
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