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Gabriella Cruz-Martínez

Cruise Lines Sue to Block Hawaii’s New Climate Tourism Tax

Deck of a cruise ship at sea.

If you’re planning to set sail to Hawaii on a cruise next year, your room and board fees could be higher thanks to a new tourism tax.

Hawaii is slated to impose a so-called “green fee” tax next year, which will impact the nightly lodging charges for hotels and vacation rentals. The fee, designed to mitigate climate change in the Aloha State, could impact as many as 300,000 cruise ship passengers annually.

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