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Hawaii lawmakers raise the state’s hotel tax to help the islands cope with climate change
Hawaii lawmakers have passed first-of-its-kind legislation that increases the state’s lodging tax. They say the increase will ...
Hawaii plans to increase hotel tax to help it cope with climate change
Hawaii lawmakers are ready to hike a tax imposed on travelers staying in hotels, vacation rentals and other short-term ...
Hawaii pod hotel hopes to attract Japanese tourists back to Islands
The First Cabin International Hawaii hotel is in the Waikiki Business Plaza on Kalakaua Avenue in the middle of Waikiki. The ...
'Help us prevent that next disaster': Hawaii to hike hotel tax to help it cope with climate change
The state's governor has long said the 10 million visitors who come to Hawaii each year should help the state's 1.4 million ...
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Hawaii plans to increase hotel tax to help it cope with climate change
HONOLULU (AP) — In a first-of-its kind move, Hawaii lawmakers are ready to hike a tax imposed on travelers staying in hotels, vacation rentals and other short-term accommodations and earmark the ...
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Hawaii plans to increase hotel tax to help it cope with climate change
People are seen on the beach and in the water in front of the Kahala Hotel & Resort in Honolulu, Nov. 15, 2020. AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher HONOLULU — In a first-of-its kind move ...