Hawaii Hikes Hotel Tax

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

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Hawaii lawmakers are ready to hike a tax imposed on travellers staying in hotels, vacation rentals and other short-term accommodations.

State leaders say they’ll use the funds for projects like replenishing sand on eroding beaches, helping homeowners install hurricane clips on their roofs and removing invasive grasses like those that fueled the deadly wildfire that destroyed Lahaina two years ago .

Officials estimate the increase would generate $100 million in new revenue annually .

Hawaiian adage: "A stranger only for a day " is a Hawaiian saying.

The adage means that a visitor should help with the work after the first day of being a guest.

“It’s important to be part of caring for the things you love.”.

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