US EditionFederal judge upholds Hawaii’s new climate change tax on cruise passengers
The tax imposes an 11% levy on prorated cruise fares with counties allowed up to 3% more, expected to raise nearly $100 million annually for climate efforts.
- A federal judge denied a request to stop Hawaii from enforcing its new 11% tax on cruise ship passenger fares to address climate change issues.
- The new tax, set to take effect in 2026, is expected to generate nearly $100 million annually to deal with eroding shorelines, wildfires, and other climate problems in Hawaii.
- The Cruise Lines International Association, along with other plaintiffs, challenged the tax, arguing it violates the Constitution and could hurt tourism by making cruises more expensive, and plans to appeal the ruling.
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Hawaii Can Charge Cruise Passengers a Climate Tax, Judge Rules
As part of Hawaii’s new tourist tax, the state can now move forward with a levy on cruise-ship cabins, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The legislation, dubbed the “Green Fee” by Democratic Gov. Josh Green, “requires, in-part, cruise operators to pay their fair share of transient accommodation tax to address the threats of climate change to our state,” the governor’s office said in a Dec. 23 statement. It is set to take effect with the start of 20…
The Washington Post
Federal judge upholds Hawaii's new climate change tax on ...
A federal judge's ruling allows Hawaii's new tourism tax, which includes a cruise passenger tax, to enter into force in 2026. HONOLULU – The federal judge's ruling paves the way for Hawaii to include cruise passengers in a new tourist tax To help address climate change, a tax is expected to enter into force in early 2026. US district judge Jill A. Otake rejected a request on Tuesday to prevent officials from enforcing the new cruise law.
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