Fellows mentioned in this story:
Janice Ikeda
Jack Kittinger
Jeff Mikulina
From Hawai‘i News Now:
Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green announced the creation of a Green Fee Advisory Council, who will be responsible for giving guidance on how to spend the newly enacted Green Fee funds.
Green signed into law the country’s first-ever lodging tax that tourists pay to offset the impacts of climate change back in May.
The money collected from the fees is intended be spent on projects that strengthen Hawai‘i’s environmental resilience and sustainable tourism.
The Green Fee goes into effect Jan. 1, 2026, and is expected to bring in an estimated $100 million annually.
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