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Bill could raise costs of vacationing in Hawaii

  • CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Beachgoers used umbrellas Friday at Queens Beach in Waikiki. Some officials worry that raising the TAT could harm Hawaii’s visitor industry.

    CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

    Beachgoers used umbrellas Friday at Queens Beach in Waikiki. Some officials worry that raising the TAT could harm Hawaii’s visitor industry.

  • CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Beachgoers Friday enjoyed Kuhio Beach in Waikiki. The state Legislature is advancing a bill that would allow counties to raise their transient accommodations tax up to 3% for up to a 10-year period.

    CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

    Beachgoers Friday enjoyed Kuhio Beach in Waikiki. The state Legislature is advancing a bill that would allow counties to raise their transient accommodations tax up to 3% for up to a 10-year period.

  • CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Customers wait in line at Maui Brewing Co. in Waikiki.

    CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

    Customers wait in line at Maui Brewing Co. in Waikiki.

Legislative cutbacks could raise the cost of a Hawaii vacation when the state’s tourism economy is trying to rebound from the pandemic-related plunge. Read more

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