Hawaii’s Legislature will be asked to consider amending part of a 2025 state law that attempts to tax cruise ship passengers but is tied up in federal litigation.

To help combat the effects of climate change, Hawaii has introduced a tax on cruise ships, which may affect how people plan ...

The levy, which would impose a new 11% tax on the gross fares paid by a cruise ship's passenger, was set to go into effect at the start of 2026.

On New Year's Eve, a day before implementation, a federal appeals court granted a temporary injunction blocking Hawaii from ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A federal appeals court temporarily blocked Hawaii from collecting a new tax from cruise ship ...

Hawaii's new 11% cruise tax has been temporarily blocked by a federal court after an industry lawsuit challenged the "Green ...

A new climate and tourism tax for cruise ships docking in Hawaii has been blocked after cruise companies and the U.S. federal ...

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked Hawaii’s new tax on cruise ship cabins while several other laws took effect ...

A federal appeals court ruling on New Year's Eve blocked Hawaii from enforcing a climate change tourist tax on cruise ship ...

The new “green fee” aims to fund climate resiliency efforts, but it could make your island stay more expensive.

Cruise Hive is here with another busy week of cruise news updates, including Caribbean delays, travel agent scam, Carnival ...