photo courtesy of the Office of the Governor First row, left to right: Gov. Josh Green, Rep. Kirstin Kahaloa and Sen. Tim Richards, both Big Islanders, hold copies of agricultural legislation signed ...

Stronger penalties are now in place for anyone who harms wildlife native to Hawaii under a new law, just weeks after a hawk ...

The ocean stewardship fee aims to offset impacts of marine tourists. Unlike the green fee, its dollars go into a special fund ...

President Donald Trump’s spending cuts and border security package would inject hundreds of billions of dollars into his mass ...

A measure relating to government was added to Governor Josh Green’s 2025 Intent-to-Veto on Tuesday with just over two weeks ...

Hawaii's tourism governance is entering uncharted waters as the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) board is stripped of its power ...

Hawaii bans all off-site advertising: That means no billboards, no ads for products or services on public property, and no ...

Over-reliance and dependency on this singular industry in its current form only make Hawaiʻi more economically, environmentally, and emotionally vulnerable to disruptions such as Covid, wildfires, ...

Hawaii ‘green fee’ to raise $100 million a year. Hawaii's new "green tax" will apply to cruise ships that visit the island in 2026. Currently, cruises are exempt from the state’s transient ...

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green signed Act 96 into law Tuesday, effectively approving a tax — also known as the “Green Fee” — which is the first of its kind in the nation.