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Bill to increase lodging tax could stifle Hawaii’s visitor industry, some say

  • CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                A bill that allows counties to raise their own TAT up to 3 percentage points for up to 10 years would increase the cost of a Hawaii vacation. Above, beachgoers packed Waikiki Beach on Friday.

    CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

    A bill that allows counties to raise their own TAT up to 3 percentage points for up to 10 years would increase the cost of a Hawaii vacation. Above, beachgoers packed Waikiki Beach on Friday.

  • CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Keith Vieira, principal of KV & Associates, Hospitality Consulting, said the proposed increase means that visitors would pay more than 18% in GET and TAT taxes per night on their hotel rooms and resort fees. Above, the view last week from a room at the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort in Waikiki.

    CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

    Keith Vieira, principal of KV & Associates, Hospitality Consulting, said the proposed increase means that visitors would pay more than 18% in GET and TAT taxes per night on their hotel rooms and resort fees. Above, the view last week from a room at the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort in Waikiki.

Hawaii’s hotel tax will likely go up by nearly 30% if legislation goes through giving the four counties the option of raising the fee. Read more

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