HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii will likely see more rainfall than average during the wet season starting this year, the National Weather Service in Honolulu said. NWS officials on Thursday ...

The first big storm of the year battered West Hawaii on Thursday night, with heavy rain and strong wind uprooting trees and littering roads with rocks and debris. Rainfall was significant in West ...

Everyone who stays in a Hawaii hotel, cruise ship or other lodging beginning Jan. 1 will pay an extra $3 for every $400 in overnight costs—or an additional $30 for every $4, 000 spent to stay in the ...

Here’s something you don’t hear every day: A notable climate change law is about to be signed in the United States. Hawaii state lawmakers on Friday approved what’s known as the “green fee,” a ...

Hawaii sued major oil companies in state court Thursday, accusing them of a “successful campaign of climate deception ” that has led to devastating impacts in the islands. The t filed in Oahu Circuit ...

Hawaii is adding a 0.75% tax to hotel and vacation rental stays starting Jan. 1, 2026 A new 11% tax on cruise ships will begin in July 2026 Revenue, estimated at $100 million annually, will fund ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers passed on Friday first-of-its-kind legislation that will increase the state’s lodging tax to raise money for environmental protection and strengthening defenses ...

HONOLULU -- Hawaii's governor signed legislation Tuesday that boosts a tax imposed on hotel room and vacation rental stays in order to raise money to address eroding shorelines, wildfires and other ...

Gov. Josh Green signed into law a first-of-its-kind climate impact bill Tuesday at the state Capitol. The governor was flanked by legislators, members of the visitor industry and experts on climate ...