HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -After clearing legal hurdles, a new state law imposing higher taxes for tourists is on track to go into effect in the new year. The Green Fee will increase the transient ...

A federal judge's ruling clears the way for Hawaii to include cruise ship passengers in a new tourist tax to help pay for the impacts of climate change, a levy set to go into effect at the start of ...

MAUI, Hawaii (Island News) -- After months of passionate testimony, the Maui County Council approved Bill 9, voting to phase out more than 6,000 short-term rental units in hopes of getting more local ...

MAUI, Hawaii (KHON2) — The bill that will phase out thousands of short-term vacation rentals in Maui County has officially become law. Shortly after the Maui County Council voted to pass Bill 9 by a 5 ...

The Maui County Council passed Bill 9 today to phase out over 6,200 short-term rental units in South and West Maui and convert them into long-term housing for local residents following the final ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A simple name change, with statewide and national impact. At its Dec. 10 meeting, the Hawaii Board on Geographic Names voted to change the official name of the “Island of Hawaii” to ...

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii- The saga continues as Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano erupts for the 38th time. Starting at 8:45 a.m. local time on Dec. 6, continuous lava fountaining lasted 12.1 ...

Construction continues in the 2023 Maui wildfire zones, where 100 structures have been rebuilt and nearly 300 homes are now underway. Photo courtesy Maui County Maui County has marked the completion ...

When the founders of college basketball’s newest Thanksgiving week tournament first invited his program to participate several years ago, Houston coach Kelvin Sampson thought their offer seemed too ...

Windows 11 has been in the news lately because of the sunsetting of Win 10, but a developer found the latest update to Microsoft's OS borked his .NET MAUI projects built with .NET 8. On Microsoft's ...

The Maui County Fair is returning on Oct. 2-5, with a traditional parade, games, rides and more. Maui News archive photo The Maui County Fair is returning to the War Memorial Special Complex this week ...