More taxes are confirmed for your Hawaii hotel or vacation rental. Prepare for some sticker shock.
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More taxes are confirmed for your Hawaii hotel or vacation rental. Prepare for some sticker shock.
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So just last week they wanted people to stop coming to Hawaii … now they want to charge them more to come? The HTA was spending $100 million annually to market the Islands. $100 million per year, but again they want people to stop coming because there are too many people coming. I guess the $100 million did its job. Am I understanding this correctly, that we as visitors will still be contributing to the $100 million and then pay this new tax directly to the county we visit? Hawaii is my favorite place on the planet and my husband and I endeavor to visit twice a year. THIS JUST MAKES ME MAD AND SAD.
Maybe stop paying the extra $300 per week in unemployment. How are they supposed to sustain that? People should be back to work.
As much as Maui is our second home, I think it’s time to look elsewhere. Inflation is bad enough, car rentals and now even more tax. Aloha Hawaii
My feelings on the tax….for some it will make no difference, but for the average family with a couple of kids in tow, or for most seniors on a fixed income, these taxes, on top of rising airfares, rental car fees, accommodations, food and gas prices, it will likely be the deal breaker for their once in a lifetime trip (or their annual winter get away.) The governor and the mayors chose to bankrupt the state with never-ending lockdowns and rule changes and now they are counting on penalizing the tourists to make up for their incompetency in handling the Covid crisis. Is anyone really surprised?
Thank goodness I know some people on the island and can stay there. With car rentals being ridiculously high and this it seems like Hawaii is going to experience a huge loss in tourism after this initial opening up phase.
Instead of paying $2.5k plus the insurance on a rental I might as well buy a cheap used car and give it to my friend after I leave 😂 crazy!!
It’s understandable with everything that happened but if prices keep going up I’d rather just invest 10k than blow it in Hawaii, which is by far my favorite place and I’ve traveled all over the world.
One benefit might be that everything’s won’t be super packed.
Better yet, rent it out on turo for a $100 a day and split it with your friend!
Please think carefully about this! Hawaii is such a lovely destination and is in my soul! We try to come every other year (owners at Marriotts Kauai Beach Club). We actually pay taxes to Hawaii on that ownership share each year. This action feels like we are truly being taken advantage of simply because we are tourists. Why penalize the very people that you need to sustain your economy?
Looks like less people will be going to Hawaii,keep raises prices nobody will go,I’m glad I went before prices went up,I went I’m mid May,where I stayed price went up $700.00 when I tried to book it later this year
If you already have a booking in November that is paid for already, will the new higher tax be added?
Aloha guys!
I have many thoughts on raising taxes. But the important question is, Why hasn’t the HTA been audited? Or have they?
Hi Claudia.
Not that we are aware of. Maybe that will happen, but we suspect not.
Aloha.
If they stated there was a lack of internal controls, it appears to me as a CPA they were audited. Try this link hawaiitourismauthority.org/who-we-are/annual-report/
Doesn’t pass the smell test.
Dumb question #1: why does the HTA have to spend $100 millions to market Hawaii?
Dumb question #2: if the governor originally veto the bill because he’s unsure about the productivity of the HTA, then why doesn’t HE do something to identify incorrect problems? Don’t they work for him??
Several other dumb questions come to mind, But I’m sure other readers can fill in the blanks