What projects should receive funds from the new 'Green Fee'? This group wants your input

Written By Lisa Huynh Eller

By Ashley Mizuo for Hawaiʻi Public Radio

Hawaiʻi is expecting to collect $100 million a year from the new "Green Fee" tax on hotels and cruise ships that starts next year. The 0.75 percentage point increase to the state’s visitor tax — bringing it to 11% — will be spent on climate resilience.

But what types of projects need the funding most? Care for ʻĀina Now, a group that advocated for the Green Fee, wants community input.

One of its leaders, Jack Kittinger, is encouraging people to fill out the coalition’s survey.

Click here to listen to the full segment aired by Hawaiʻi Public Radio on Aug. 13

Lisa Huynh Eller
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