(HONOLULU) -- Hawaii has passed legislation to increase people staying at hotels to help the islands cope with the increasing ...

State Sen. Kurt Fevella called on Gov. Josh Green to seek the resignations of two top state officials from the two main state agencies overseeing tourism on Monday due to allegations of a hostile work ...

The increased tax — dubbed “the green fee” and passed in the wake of the devastating wildfires that swept across Maui — is ...

Hawaii passes 'green fee' hotel tax hike to fund climate relief Hawaii lawmakers have passed a "first of its kind" bill that increases the US state's hotel tax to fund climate change relief efforts, ...

State lawmakers passed a bill adding a new 0.75% levy to the existing TAT and 11% tax to cruise ship passengers.

When Amy Feeley-Austin of Kona was going through a tough time, Medicaid was a lifesaver that provided health care for her two ...

A new fee is set to come into effect in Hawaii with a prorated tax on all cruise ship guests visiting the Aloha State.

Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po mourns the passing of His Royal Highness Prince David Kawānanakoa of Hawaii on May 1.

Hawaii lawmakers on Friday passed groundbreaking legislation that will raise lodging taxes across the state to fund ...

Hawaii lawmakers have approved a new measure to raise the state's lodging tax, marking what experts say is the nation's first state-level tax of its kind designed explicitly to fund environmental ...

Lawmakers in Hawaii overwhelmingly passed legislation this week to restrict police pursuits to the most serious crimes following a San Francisco Chronicle investigation that revealed more than 3,300 ...

Gov. Josh Green supports the bill, indicating he will sign it. The bill adds a 0.75% levy to the state's existing tax on ...