Hawaii has passed legislation to increase people staying at hotels to help the islands cope with the increasing pressures from climate change.

Hawaii lawmakers vote to impose ‘first of its kind’ tourism ‘green fee’ to cover mounting costs of climate change — what the ...

Hawaii lawmakers passed on Friday first-of-its-kind legislation that will increase the state’s lodging tax to raise money for ...

Hawaii lawmakers have passed a first-of-its-kind legislation that increases taxes on short-term lodging to fund environmental protection projects.

Hawaii is a popular tourist destination, with increasing numbers of U.S. citizens visiting since 2014. Over 7 million went to ...

Hawaii has long struggled to pay for the vast ... Kāwika Riley, a member of the governor's Climate Advisory Team, pointed to the Hawaiian saying, "A stranger only for a day," to explain the ...

By Karen Zraick On Monday, Gov. Josh Green of Hawaii said his state intended to sue fossil fuel companies over their role in climate change to make them pay for damage from its effects ...