Editorial: Ships cruising for a bruising on TAT

By Honolulu Star-Advertiser Editorial Board

The transient accommodations tax (TAT), including a portion newly assessed as the state’s climate impact fee, or “green fee,” stands to be an important source of revenue for the state as federal help for environmental protections and a clean-energy transition dwindles. Beginning Jan. 1, the green fee’s 0.75% add-on to the TAT will bring the total daily accommodations tax to 11%, assessed against all transient accommodations — including, for the first time, cruise ships, based on the days spent at state ports.

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