The Governor of Hawaii signed the law on Tuesday, which promotes taxes levied on hotel rooms and holidays to add money to address other consequences of climate change, wildfire and climate change. The signature, which comes after about two years of Maura’s forest fire, killed 102 people and erased almost all Lahina city, marking the country’s first such levy to help deal with a warming planet. Officials estimate that tax will generate around $ 100 million annually. Money will be used for projects such as sand compensation on vaccine beaches, to promote the use of storm clips to secure the roofs during powerful storms and clean the flammable aggressive grass that air fire. Speaking at the ceremony signing a bill, Governor Josh Green said, “Hawaii needs to make more firebreaks and pay a fire marshal, a new place has been created after Lahina that Green is expected to have staff within the next two months. Green said that other states and nations would need to work equally to address the climate disasters on the planet. Green said, “There will be no way to deal with these crises without some further thinking mechanisms.” The measurement adds additional 0.75 percent to the daily room rate starting from 1 January. Green said that this amount is an additional $ 3 tax at the rate of $ 400 hotel room. It also takes a new 11 percent tax on the cruise ship bills starting from July 2026, which are in air ports for the number of ships, which are to bring cruise ship taxes with room taxes on the ground. Hawaii passengers already pay an important room tax. With the new law, the current 10.25 percent tax of the state will climb up to 11 percent at a short -term housing. Along with other states and county taxes, visitors will pay about 19 percent levy at their residence – one of the highest rates in the country. Hawaii hotels eventually supported the bill, saying that it would help improve the visitor’s experience. Green said the industry saw “The Greater Good” for tourism, air and planets. Green initially proposed a bill, which would put revenue in a dedicated fund from tax growth, but MPs instead invested money in the general fund of the state. Their compromise measures ask the governor to request money from the legislature for projects in the following areas: protecting indigenous forests, plants and animals; Increase climate flexibility; And reducing the effects of tourism on the environment. Green said they would cooperate to implement the law. State Representative of House Tourism Committee, State Representative Adrian Tam said that the state should earn public confidence that it will spend money in a transparent and best way. He said that the tourist economy of Hawaii depends on a brand that is dependent on a natural natural environment. “If we do not take action anymore, the visitor will struggle to struggle,” said a Democrat Tam, a Democrat Representatives. “If our beaches have been eliminated, nothing will be left for them to show the rest of the world, wildfire has left our cities and hikes.”
