Travel used to be simple. You booked a flight, packed your bags, and showed up. Those days are rapidly vanishing. As we stand in 2026, destinations around the globe are demanding payment just for the ...

HONOLULU (KHON) – Hawaii’s “Green Fee” went into effect on Jan. 1, 2026, albeit without one provision that lawmakers were hoping to push through. The Green Fee increases the Transient Accommodations ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - One of the marquee elements of Gov.-elect Josh Green’s agenda is a flat fee on all visitors to generate hundreds of millions of dollars for everything from erosion to parks.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Gov. Josh Green has significantly changed his proposal for a fee on every incoming visitor ― in an apparent bid to make it more acceptable to the industry and lawmakers.

This story was originally published by Honolulu Civil Beat. Hawaiʻi’s new green fee aimed at offsetting tourism’s impact on the environment has caught the eye of the Trump administration, which has ...

The ocean surrounding our islands is central to our culture, economy, and way of life is under constant threat from marine debris, much of it originating far beyond Hawaii’s shores. Plastic pollution ...