Statewide visitor fees coming to Hawaii state parks, public beaches, trails, coastlines, etc. Here’s what is being planned.
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Statewide visitor fees coming to Hawaii state parks, public beaches, trails, coastlines, etc. Here’s what is being planned.
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Residents should pay the fees same as visitors. No other state has resident exceptions that I know of. I agree with other comments, that once you start charging fees, they tend to go up and up every year. If the bill goes through, the monies collected should have a yearly report what the heck they’re doing with this money. Too many times we are taxed and discover the money has be misappropriated by another department. If they’re smart, they’ll make a big deal about how the fees were used.
We already pay taxes as locals,
You want us to be charged to visit a park we pay for already ?
Okay, so I live in California- taxes are very high- and when’s we visit any National Park, and some state parks, we have to pay! It’s the rules.
I think the word “ taxes” has a negative connotation because there is so much corruption, from the Federal level on down, and trust has been broken…Charging $25.00/pp is excessive…Changing $10/pp is more appropriate.
A question. It is my understanding that the state owns all te lands below some high tide line. So, this permit would be required too use any beach in the state? The other question that came up to me is we know some folks who spend their whole time in a single resort/hotel/time share. They make little to no use of state owned lands, especially lands with any “improvements”. They might not want support this, either.
I agree that residents should have to pay fees as well, although I think it should be reduced. If money is used for preservation and maintenance, there is no way to distinguish residential or visitor use or degradation, and everyone benefits equally from nature.
Residents should include home, apartment or condo OWNERS who can show a current property tax bill or proof of paying property or state taxes. Part time residents W/O Hawaii drivers licenses or handicapped but have current tax bills- proof should be exempt. Mahalo
Thanks for this information. For comparison sake, Arizona (my state) has an annual state park pass for $75 (with limitations) or $200 (no limitations), and there are no discounts for residents or seniors or anyone else. Daily entrance fees range from $2 to $30, and there are discounts for military, and greater discounts if both military and AZ residents. I expect to pay a fee in state parks, whether it’s my state or not. Best wishes to Hawaii as they work on figuring this out!
The Hawaiian islands are being trampled to death by tourists. This isn’t an exclusive issue to Hawaii many tourist destinations are going through the same. Current thinking by government is to require reservations, raise fees and limit access to protect the integrity of the destination.
Bottom line it’s 2022 and over 7 billion people live on the planet be happy that you got to enjoy Hawaii when there was only 5 billion people on the planet
We pay 9 bucks a gallon for milk, cost of living is 3x more than main land, they come jack up prices for locals because they are on vacation, so we as locals get robbed because of them, and they want us to pay because they are destroying our aina, no make ‘em pay hard .
That’s penalizing tourists and expatriates like myself who grew up, graduated high school and lived there most of my life.
I left home and now live in NC. This is not conducive to promoting tourism or expatriates like me to go home with my Haole wife, if we have to pay to show her our wonderful island
I am surprised that the decision makers in the Hawaiian government are not more clever. A policy that discriminates between visitors and locals only breeds bias between these groups. With tourism being the life blood of the economy, for better or worse, locals depend upon visitors happily coming to Hawaii and spending money. So how is this discrimination helpful?
If Hawaii needs more revenue, they already have numerous lodging and rental car taxes largely paid by visitors. Just raise those!
They already did the hotel/condo gouge.. This is a greedy greedy state.. all they want to do is build that rail to nowhere, to provide shade for all the people will have a place to hang out in the shade under it.
I can’t imagine a lot of tourists travel to a destination that they feel animus toward the local people.
I know there are places that I avoid visiting. I can’t imagine Hawaii is particularly concerned that people that don’t like Hawaiians might not visit.
If you don’t like Hawaii or Hawaiians don’t go.
Requiring visitors to purchase annual passes when most only are on the island for 1-3 weeks is nothing but a money grab. I own deeded time share property and pay significant taxes to the state already will this make me exempt? Hawaii is quickly pricing itself out of the market.
In CA disabled veterans get free entrance to all of the states’ park. Also a reduced (for some Disabled vets free) hunting and fishing permits.
I feel like everything Hawaii is doing is to keep away the hands that feeds them. The “Aloha spirit” is no longer there and that’s sad.
There is enough dislike in this world, it’s a shame the lawmakers want to worsen the situation by discriminating against non-residents all because they are greedy and want money. A tourist pays almost 18% in taxes.
As a resident of Maui I’m all for moderate fees that go 100% to the park, maintenance, etc A kama’aina discount would be appreciated, especially although for a paved parking lot $5 isn’t exorbitant. Or a 3 day all inclusive pass for visitors at major attractions for visitors. You can’t keep charging tourists for everything. And you need to use the monies where and for what they are collected.
Well this is ridiculous it’s just another excuse to take from-families who have been coming to Oahu for years… I’m gonna have to look to vacation somewhere else, because it’s getting way too expensive! . This is America, we are having to pay to go onto the beaches? Looks like you guys are now catering to the rich? Very sad. You are taking advantage of the people who have been coming to Hawaii for years we (tourist) have been pumping up your economy for years and you still want more!
Less, actually; we want less.