Federal judge upholds Hawaii’s new climate change tax on cruise passengers

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER

HONOLULU (AP) — A federal judge’s ruling has cleared the way for Hawaii to include cruise ship passengers in a new tourist tax to help cope with climate change, a levy set to go into effect at the start of 2026.

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