Governor Josh Green officially signs the first climate change tax for visitors in US history into law.

Tourism in Hawaii is about to decrease massively.
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— Ian Jaeger (@IanJaeger29) May 30, 2025

You know Padre Island is just a nice this time of year.

Hawaii runs on tourism. I hope they get what they deserve.

time for Guam and Samoa to step up.

Liberals are stupid, water is wet

The Caribbean is closer, cheaper, more fun, and less hateful toward white people.

Meh, it's leftist wacko bullcrap but $3 out of every $400 spent is not an increase that is going to dissuade a single tourist from going to Hawaii.

Padre is nice, but it's no Hawaii.

Edit: Techno's comment above mine is not wrong. There are definitely places in the Caribbean that are very nice and significantly cheaper.

I guess I'll never visit all 50 states after all.

I have no desire to ever go to Hawaii. It's filled with ******ed liberals, most of whom don't like my skin color.

Owlagdad said:

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time for Guam and Samoa to step up.

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Guam is a ****hole

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The state is increasing the transient accommodations tax (TAT) by 0.75%, resulting in a 11% total rate on nightly lodging.

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The fee will apply to travelers staying in hotels, short-term vacation rentals and for the first time ever, cruise ships. For a nightly hotel rate of $300, that would be an extra $2.25 each night.

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i cant imagine this will have any impact on the tourism industry.

GAC06 said:

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Owlagdad said:

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time for Guam and Samoa to step up.

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Guam is a ****hole

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Hence the comment

CrawlingNo5 said:

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The state is increasing the transient accommodations tax (TAT) by 0.75%, resulting in a 11% total rate on nightly lodging.

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The fee will apply to travelers staying in hotels, short-term vacation rentals and for the first time ever, cruise ships. For a nightly hotel rate of $300, that would be an extra $2.25 each night.

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i cant imagine this will have any impact on the tourism industry.

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Or climate change.

I'm a Conservative / Libertarian through and through, but I asked AI to research what the money was going to be spent on, and most of the stuff looks like money well spent. The items under #1 and #2 are fine - the items under #3 sound like liberal BS but whatever.

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Hawaii's Act 96, the "Green Fee," will direct funds towards a variety of initiatives aimed at enhancing the state's climate change resilience, environmental stewardship, and sustainable tourism.
Here's a breakdown of the areas where the funds will be used:
1. Climate Change Mitigation and Resilience:

• Coastal erosion: Replenishing sand on eroding beaches, such as Waikiki, and other coastal protection measures.
• Wildfire prevention and control: Clearing flammable invasive grasses and other vegetation that can fuel wildfires.
• Hurricane preparedness: Promoting the use of hurricane clips to secure roofs during powerful storms.
• Climate adaptation projects: Investing in infrastructure and other measures to help Hawaii adapt to the impacts of climate change.

2. Environmental Stewardship:

• Natural resource protection: Protecting land and aquatic resources, including native forests, plants, and animals.
• Invasive species control: Addressing the threat of invasive species that can harm native ecosystems.
• Wildlife conservation: Supporting efforts to protect and preserve Hawaii's unique wildlife.
• Beach management and restoration: Funding projects to manage and restore beaches, including efforts to address erosion and pollution.

3. Sustainable Tourism:

• Supporting sustainable tourism initiatives: Promoting practices that minimize the environmental impact of tourism and support local communities.
• Investing in green jobs: Creating opportunities for youth in environmental fields, such as the Green Jobs Youth Corps.

Important Note: While these are the general areas of focus, the specific projects to be funded will be determined by the legislature in future sessions.

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Democrats never met a tax scheme they didn't love.

This has Green Democrat graft written all over it. 100 million per year. What could possibly go wrong?

Tailgate88 said:

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Meh, it's leftist wacko bullcrap but $3 out of every $400 spent is not an increase that is going to dissuade a single tourist from going to Hawaii.

Padre is nice, but it's no Hawaii.

Edit: Techno's comment above mine is not wrong. There are definitely places in the Caribbean that are very nice and significantly cheaper.

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Only advantage Hawaii has over Caribbean is lack of a need for a passport. But having been to Hawaii a few times over the years and the Caribbean much more often, much prefer the latter when it comes to friendliness of the locals.

Hawaiians hate Haoles and show it openly.

Only a few things worth going to Hawaii to see anymore.

The volcanoes, especially if one is erupting.

Pearl Harbor, along with other stuff associated December 7th.

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punch Bowl)

And if you want, Waikiki, just to say you've seen it.

Everything else isn't worth it given the liberal ****hole the state has become. Which is sad because it is a beautiful state otherwise.

Went to Hawaii once and they wouldn't let me have a cooler full of beer on the beach

This puts a bit of a crimp in my bucket list of visiting every State in the union. I am not at all interested in giving one crying dime to these charlatans who believe in the climate change scam.

Democrats SUCK.

Tailgate88 said:

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I'm a Conservative / Libertarian through and through, but I asked AI to research what the money was going to be spent on, and most of the stuff looks like money well spent. The items under #1 and #2 are fine - the items under #3 sound like liberal BS but whatever.

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Hawaii's Act 96, the "Green Fee," will direct funds towards a variety of initiatives aimed at enhancing the state's climate change resilience, environmental stewardship, and sustainable tourism.
Here's a breakdown of the areas where the funds will be used:
1. Climate Change Mitigation and Resilience:

• Coastal erosion: Replenishing sand on eroding beaches, such as Waikiki, and other coastal protection measures.
• Wildfire prevention and control: Clearing flammable invasive grasses and other vegetation that can fuel wildfires.
• Hurricane preparedness: Promoting the use of hurricane clips to secure roofs during powerful storms.
• Climate adaptation projects: Investing in infrastructure and other measures to help Hawaii adapt to the impacts of climate change.

2. Environmental Stewardship:

• Natural resource protection: Protecting land and aquatic resources, including native forests, plants, and animals.
• Invasive species control: Addressing the threat of invasive species that can harm native ecosystems.
• Wildlife conservation: Supporting efforts to protect and preserve Hawaii's unique wildlife.
• Beach management and restoration: Funding projects to manage and restore beaches, including efforts to address erosion and pollution.

3. Sustainable Tourism:

• Supporting sustainable tourism initiatives: Promoting practices that minimize the environmental impact of tourism and support local communities.
• Investing in green jobs: Creating opportunities for youth in environmental fields, such as the Green Jobs Youth Corps.

Important Note: While these are the general areas of focus, the specific projects to be funded will be determined by the legislature in future sessions.

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Hawaii, an island chain created by climate change when volcanoes erupted and lava created land masses

Owlagdad said:

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time for Guam and Samoa to step up.

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Or Tuvalu


…oh wait

For most people Hawaii is a bucket list trip so doubt a few hundred extra bucks is going to dissuade very many.

GAC06 said:

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Owlagdad said:

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time for Guam and Samoa to step up.

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Guam is a ****hole

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Time to quit fighting the tip over. Let it go.

The only cure for Climate Change is.... higher taxes.

That is why I'm in Tampa right now. I only vacation in red states

How will they spend it to "preserve Hawaii's natural resources." Color me skeptical but I bet it goes to the hordes on the dole in Hawaii.

Maui was much better than Honolulu by far.

Now Lahaina is gone.

True story time. January 1988. My only sister had died (natural causes) at the end of September previous year.

I was married to the first husband with two small kids my Mom considered her grandkids. I received a small inheritance from my paternal grandmother. So I used that money to pay for a trip to Disneyland for a few days for the kids and then a trip to Maui because my Mom had always wanted to see the Seven Pools from some Dorothy Lamour movie she had seen as a teen.

So I called a travel agent friend and we were off. Here is the point. That was January 1988.

I had a sweathirt I bought there, On the front it said, "How To Survive on $500 a day in Kaanapali Beach."

Again this was 1988.

Appears there's a Commerce clause issue here.

Some federal judge needs to nix this ... maybe a judge in W. or E. or N. central Texas will do the honors!

That's how this works in today's environment... right?

Trajan88 said:

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Appears there's a Commerce clause issue here.

Some federal judge needs to nix this ... maybe a judge in W. or E. or N. central Texas will do the honors!

That's how this works in today's environment... right?

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I would go with the Amarillo judge. Even more conservative out there.

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Owlagdad said:

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time for Guam and Samoa to step up.

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Guam is a ****hole

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Is that why it flipped over?

Cinco Ranch Aggie said:

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This puts a bit of a crimp in my bucket list of visiting every State in the union. I am not at all interested in giving one crying dime to these charlatans who believe in the climate change scam.

Democrats SUCK.

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$6 was your tipping point?

We all need to do our part in fighting global warming. Such as getting rid of the massive 5.5-hour carbon footprint of flying from the continental U.S. to Hawaii !!!!!

I went to a Hawaii as a white person nothing happened maybe it's different if you live there? My sister went to the Univ of Hawaii loved every second some of yall are ridiculous go to there if you can it's a beautiful place. Also, going to Pearl Harbor made the whole trip every American should see it.

Stupid. I've got a place there (partial ownership) and it's going on the mkt. They already have us paying 75% higher property tax than locals.

Kauai is awesome. But agree getting there and coming home is painful and the locals hate you.

And that #1 and #2 have nothing at all to do with climate change. That's just called ongoing stewardship and preventative maintenance.

#3 is made up bull**** where the real money laundering will happen.

Also, real name checks out for mayor.

Haole gonna pay brah.

Tailgate88 said:

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Meh, it's leftist wacko bullcrap but $3 out of every $400 spent is not an increase that is going to dissuade a single tourist from going to Hawaii.

Padre is nice, but it's no Hawaii.

Edit: Techno's comment above mine is not wrong. There are definitely places in the Caribbean that are very nice and significantly cheaper.

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Most Hawaiians hate white people. Why would anyone white want to go someplace they are hated.