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Hawaii will tax vacation stays and use money to help counter climate crisis

Tax expected to generate nearly $100m annually, to be used for projects such as replacing sand on eroding beaches

The Guardian - US

Hawaii to make sweeping tourism changes in bid to combat climate change

Governor Josh Green commented other states and countries will need to take similar action to address climate disasters

The Independent UK

Hawaii's governor signs new hotel tax legislation to help cope with climate change

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green has signed legislation boosting a tax imposed on hotel room and vacation rental stays in order to raise money to address eroding shorelines, wildfires and other consequences of climate change

The Independent UK

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First-of-its-kind Hawaii bill raises tourist taxes to fund climate relief

Governor is expected to sign the ‘green fee’, which adds 0.75% levy to state’s existing tax on short-term lodging

The Guardian - US

Hawaii lawmakers raise the state's hotel tax to help the islands cope with climate change

Hawaii lawmakers have passed first-of-its-kind legislation that increases the state’s lodging tax

The Independent UK

Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan over plans to sue fossil fuel companies for climate harm

The Justice Department is suing two states over their planned lawsuits against fossil fuel companies for harms caused by climate change

The Independent UK

'Help us prevent that next disaster': Hawaii to hike hotel tax to help it cope with climate change

The state's governor has long said the 10 million visitors who come to Hawaii each year should help the state's 1.4 million residents protect the environment.

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Hawaii plans to increase hotel tax to help it cope with climate change

Hawaii lawmakers are ready to hike a tax imposed on travelers staying in hotels, vacation rentals and other short-term accommodations and earmark the new money for programs to cope with a warming planet

The Independent UK

Governors Welcome Fired Federal Workers For State Jobs

State governors, primarily Democrats, are aiding former federal employees in finding new job opportunities post job cuts.

Top News

Democratic governors pitch state jobs to federal workers cut by Trump

Some of America’s governors — mostly Democrats — have a message for the wave of fired federal workers: We want you

The Independent UK

Boomers trio star but all beaten in NBA

Australians Josh Giddey, Dyson Daniels and Josh Green have all hit the scoreboard for their respective NBA teams but all suffered post All-Star break losses.

AAP

What to know about what's tying up a $4B settlement for Hawaii wildfire victims

The Hawaii Supreme Court is scheduled to hear about insurance issues tying up a potential $4 billion Maui wild fire settlement

The Independent UK

Maui’s Post-Wildfire Housing Crisis Offers a Warning for Los Angeles

After wildfires devastated the island, homelessness spiked. Advocates fear L.A. could face a similar fate without strong renter protections — and enforcement.

Capital & Main

18 Months After Wildfires Destroyed Some 2,000 Homes on Maui, Only 3 Have Been Rebuilt

A thicket of red tape has made the island's rebuilding efforts painfully slow.

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Gavin Newsom Prohibits Offering To Buy People's Property

The California governor is using state of emergency powers to make unsolicited offers to buy people's property in fire-affected areas "for an amount less than the fair market value."

The Independent UK

Hawaii's governor responds to deadly fireworks blast with proposed $300 fines, more prison time

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green is proposing a range of new penalties to crack down on people who flout the state’s fireworks laws

Roll Call

Hawaii governor sounds alarm over RFK Jr.’s stance on vaccines - Roll Call

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, an emergency room physician, visited Samoa in 2019 to care for those sick with measles and to vaccinate people.

Top News

Taiwan President Visits U.S.-Funded Think Tank In Hawaii

Taiwan's President's visit to Hawaii's East-West Center amid U.S.-China tensions draws Beijing's criticism.

The Independent UK

Taiwan's president meets Hawaii's governor and members of Congress in a visit condemned by China

Taiwan’s president Lai Ching-te met with Hawaii's governor and the state’s congressional representatives during a Pacific island tour that has already triggered criticism from Beijing

Al Jazeera

China blasts US arms sale to Taiwan, President Lai’s visit to Hawaii

Beijing lodges ‘serious protests’ with the US saying it ‘strongly condemns’ Taiwanese leader’s stopover in Hawaii, Guam.

The Guardian - AU

Taiwan president stops in Hawaii during Pacific tour, drawing ire from China

Lai Ching-te’s US stopover on trip to Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Palau – three diplomatic allies of the self-governed island – prompts Beijing’s protests

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