A tax on exhaling can’t be far behind. From Tyler Durden at zerohedge.com:
Hawaii became the first U.S. state to establish a climate impact fee on tourism this week, placing an additional tax on visitors to fund “climate change resiliency projects”. As the country’s inaugural “Green Fee,” Act 96 will raise the state’s current transient accommodations tax (TAT) by 0.75% for a total of 11% placed upon the nightly lodging rate, effective Jan. 1, 2026, according to a press release by Governor Josh Green’s office.
“Today Hawaiʻi ushers in the first Green Fee in the nation. Once again, Hawaiʻi is at the forefront of protecting our natural resources, recognizing their fundamental role in sustaining the ecological, cultural and economic health of Hawaiʻi. As an island chain, Hawaiʻi cannot wait for the next disaster to hit before taking action. We must build resiliency now, and the Green Fee will provide the necessary financing to ensure resources are available for our future,” said Governor Green.
Green is ostensibly referring to the disastrous Maui fires in 2023 which did $5.5 billion in property damage and became an international embarrassment for the Hawaiian state government. Of course, as we reported at the time, the fires had nothing to do with “climate change” and everything to do with the state’s gross mismanagement of water resources and fire response.
One of my favorite Tavistock Beatles songs besides A Day In The Life is Taxman, a protest of the 95% supertax they were paying under a Labor government.
Don’t waste time rebuilding Maui as a fifteen minute concentration camp is planned?
A 14% tax on recreational cannabis goes into effect in January 2026 in Hawaii, look up Commierado’s $20 million bridge for a good laugh.
Wouldn’t it be ironic if that tax negatively impacted their tourism industry?