The cruise industry claims potential economic fallout if Hawaii’s first-in-the-nation levy targeting cruise passengers to ...

The Department of Justice called the tax a “scheme to extort American citizens and businesses.” The Trump administration is ...

The U.S. Department of Justice is getting involved in the lawsuit between the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) ...

The state’s chief economist Seth Colby has been named as the director of the state Department of Budget and Finance, ...

The Hawaii Department of Taxation has been honored as a 2025 AWS Champions Award winner for its innovative use of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance tax administration, despite limited resources ...

Governor Josh Green has signed legislation boosting the tax on hotel rooms and vacation rentals as Hawaii seeks to raise money to help address the potential ramifications of climate change. Known for ...

Hawaii taxpayers should have a happy new year as the first of a series of historic tax cuts takes effect in January. Gov. Josh Green in June signed Act 46 into law, which he billed as “the largest ...

There’s a new twist in the fight over Hawaii’s new Green Fee. The U.S. Department of Justice is jumping into the lawsuit ...

The Department of Justice filed a motion to intervene in CLIA's lawsuit that challenges Hawaii's 11% cruise tax.

Hawaii taxpayers should have a happy New Year as the first of a series of historic tax cuts takes effect in January. Gov. Josh Green in June signed Act 46 into law, which he billed as “the largest ...

In a case of homecourt advantage may not be worth much, the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a vendor’s aircraft-part sales to ...