Governor signs ‘green fee’ into law to tackle climate change

May 30, 2025

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Gov. Josh Green on Tuesday signed into law the country’s first-ever lodging tax to get tourists to pay their share of the impacts of climate change.

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