Insights on PBS Hawai‘i: Hawai’i Green Fee Explained

By Lauren Day for PBS Hawai‘i

Insights on PBS Hawai‘i / PBS Hawai‘i

The state hopes to raise $100 million via an increase to the hotel room tax to deal with climate change issues. Who decides where the money is spent? On “Insights on PBS Hawai‘i,” Green Fee Advisory Council member, Carmela Resuma, alongside fellow panelists’ Denise Antolini (Environmental Attorney), Sen. Chris Lee (Assistant Majority Whip, Chair: Water, Land, Culture & Arts Committee), and Rep. Ikaika Hussey (House Tourism Committee Member, Kamehameha Heights – Kalihi Valley), and moderated by Lauren Day, discuss how funding decisions were made, how projects were recommended, and what’s next for the Green Fee as it goes through Legislative session and beyond.

Click here to watch the full panelist episode published by PBS Hawai‘i on Feb. 26.