Hawaii’s ‘green fee’ clears legal hurdle

Written By Olivia Cropper

COURTESY: MC&A

By Allison Schaefers for Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Hawaii’s so-called green fee is set to take effect as scheduled Jan. 1 after a federal judge dismissed most of the cruise industry’s legal challenge to Act 96 and denied its request to block implementation.

U.S. District Court Judge Jill A. Otake on Tuesday rejected the bulk of claims brought by the Cruise Lines International Association and the federal government, allowing the state to move forward with implementing the new tax. While several issues will continue in court, Otake’s decision for now allows the law to extend the transient accommodations tax to cruise ships.

Click here to read the full story from the Dec. 25 issue of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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