Public Input Sought for Green Fee Advisory Council
The Green Fee Advisory Council is now accepting project ideas and suggestions from the community for the use of new funding.
Submissions can be made through the council's website for a period of two weeks, until November 1.
- The green fee is a 0.75% surcharge on visitor accommodations, starting in 2026.
- This surcharge raises the state's transient accommodations tax to 11%.
- Visitors already pay a 3% transient accommodations tax on hotel stays, cruise ship cabins, and short-term rentals to the counties.
Hawai'i became the first state in the nation to enact a climate-linked "green fee," signed into law in May by the Governor.
Author's summary: Public submissions accepted for Green Fee projects.
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