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Hawai鈥榠 Has Been Arguing Over How To Tax Tourists For Generations Screenshot/Newspapers.com

Hawai鈥榠 Has Been Arguing Over How To Tax Tourists For Generations

Gov. Josh Green’s push for tourists to help fund climate mitigation is just the latest round of a debate that goes back nearly a century.

West Oahu May Get More Than 800 New Short-Term Rentals In Apartment Zone Cory Lum/Civil Beat

West Oahu May Get More Than 800 New Short-Term Rentals In Apartment Zone

Parcels next to the Hoakalei Resort in Ewa were a hot topic at the Honolulu City Council鈥檚 final hearing on the overhauling of its Land Use Ordinance.

Convention Highlights New Prominence Of Hawaiian Leadership

Convention Highlights New Prominence Of Hawaiian Leadership

This year’s Native Hawaiian Convention focused on how Hawaiians have played a much bigger role in shaping policy.

Hawaiian Airlines Takeover: Acquisition By Alaska Will Mean Loss Of Some Non-Union Jobs David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaiian Airlines Takeover: Acquisition By Alaska Will Mean Loss Of Some Non-Union Jobs

Union jobs including flight attendants, pilots and mechanics, will be protected.

Hotel Workers Strike For Higher Wages And Daily Room Cleaning Work David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Hotel Workers Strike For Higher Wages And Daily Room Cleaning Work

Housekeepers and other staff at top hotel chains in Waikiki and Kauai joined thousands of hotel workers on strike in other cities as contract talks stalled.

Helicopter Companies Push To Reopen New  Plan Restricting Air Tours Over Volcanoes Park Naka Nathaniel/Civil Beat/2024

Helicopter Companies Push To Reopen New Plan Restricting Air Tours Over Volcanoes Park

The air tour management plan for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is meant to address noise and environmental concerns. The industry says the new rules compromise safety.

Fatal Kauai Helicopter Crash Intensifies Spotlight On Air Tour Industry U.S. Coast Guard photo/PA2 Tyler Robertson/2024

Fatal Kauai Helicopter Crash Intensifies Spotlight On Air Tour Industry

A week before the crash, one federal agency criticized another for allowing risky practices and inadequate communication in the Hawaii air tour industry.

Kamehameha Schools Faces Pushback On Plan To Build ‘Low-Impact’ Resort On Big Island Kamehameha Schools/2022

Kamehameha Schools Faces Pushback On Plan To Build ‘Low-Impact’ Resort On Big Island

A draft environmental impact statement remains open for public comment through Aug. 7.

Honolulu Has Been Fighting Over Illegal Vacation Rentals Since The 1970s David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Honolulu Has Been Fighting Over Illegal Vacation Rentals Since The 1970s

Whether tourists destroy neighborhoods or provide a critical financial lifeline to residents is an argument that goes back a generation.

A Snorkeler’s Death On Maui Is Raising Questions

A Snorkeler’s Death On Maui Is Raising Questions

They said her husband drowned snorkeling, but she saw him walk to shore. What happened?