HONOLULU (AP) — A federal judge’s ruling clears the way for Hawaii to include cruise ship passengers in a new tourist tax to ...

The new tourist tax imposes an 11% tax on the gross fares paid by a cruise ship's passengers to address climate change ...

The nation’s first such levy to help cope with a warming planet had been challenged by a cruise industry group and a local ...

A federal judge has denied a request to stop Hawaii’s cruise tax from taking effect in January, but the legal battle isn’t ...

Hawaii plans to impose a new tourist tax on cruise ship passengers to fund climate change initiatives. The tax, set to start ...

A wrongful death lawsuit has revealed gruesome details about what happened after a California man died on board a cruise ship last year and how Royal Caribbean medical staff allegedly preserved his ...

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Norwegian Cruise Line’s 80,439-gross-ton Pride of America is well known as the only major cruise ship to offer 7-night inter-island Hawaii cruises, roundtrip from Honolulu. The iconic itinerary hits ...

In 2026, Hawaii will see new hotel openings, attractions, and restaurants, including direct flights from California, a new luau show on Kauai and chef Alan Wong's restaurant on Oahu. Renovations and ...

The cruise industry has more than bounced back from its pandemic-era decline. More than 21.7 million Americans are expected to book passage in 2026, according to AAA, the fourth consecutive year of ...