Hawaii considers visitor charge to combat environmental cost of tourism

The bill has been scheduled for a House floor vote on Thursday .

Representative Dee Morikawa recommended the state create a list of places that would require the licence. Some conservation work directly responds to tourism. The harassment of wildlife like dolphins, turtles and Hawaiian monk seals is a recurring problem. Hikers can unknowingly bring invasive species into the forest on their boots.

A 2019 report by Conservation International, a nonprofit environmental organisation, estimated that total federal, state, county and private spending on conservation in Hawaii amounted to $US535 million but the need was $US886 million.At the Diamond Head trail recently, some visitors said the fee would make the most sense for people who come to Hawaii often or who might be staying for several weeks.

Thin edge of the wedge

Better build factories instead then I guess?

On top of a “resort fee”… Hawaii is completely unaffordable

Fewer tourists would be far more effective.

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