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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Thankfully, we are able to use the Hale Koa and KMC. No tax. We will shop in military exchanges and commissaries. Also, no tax.
The way it sounds after our trip in a few weeks the Hale Koa and Bellows maybe the only way I’ll go.
Additional Hotel Tax + an Impact Tax … what next a tax to go into the Ocean? I know that is supercilious but honestly charged $400+ a day and then 18% on top of that, seems like it is harder and harder to find the Aloha.
Quality over quantity. Sounds like a win to me! Can’t even get groceries at many places anymore because the extreme over tourism problem and we are having water shortages all over as well. No more taking an hour and a half to go just eight miles and having to deal with so much disrespect by the people not following signs or obeying the rules and disrespect of the Hawaiian culture. Less damage to our reefs and people bothering wildlife in violation of federal law which many don’t care about obviously. I wish I could like a thousand times every comment here with people saying they aren’t coming here anymore. That’s the point.
What are the people who work for the hotels, tour companies, restaurants, small businesses, etc. supposed to do for income if no one vacations on the islands? It’s not just some tourists that discrespect the land, culture, wildlife, reefs, etc. as many locals do also.
With the clear app you can show proof of the vaccine
do you still have to use the safe travels website too
Thank
You
Hi Greg.
Yes, you do. We provided that information here: https://beatofhawaii.com/many-new-hawaii-testing-options-easier-vaccine-verification/.
Aloha.
this is , without a doubt , the straw that broke the camels back.we , my wife and myself , both agree that the islands need no funding to attract tourism. between the outrageous car rental costs and the visitor taxes ( which are another rip-off), you will not see our faces again
With the increase, I think people will not be able to afford it for families. Too bad, it’s a special place to visit.
I purchased my first Hawaii timeshares in 2000. I subsequently purchased more. There were no fees to the State of Hawaii to use these deeded interests. Many years ago, they started charging a daily “fee” due to the State of Hawaii even though I am a deeded owner and theoretically pay property taxes. Now this large increase in the “fee”. I am not sure how this is legal as it is paid only by “tourists” and not a part of property taxes which my interests are subject to I was content to just pay it in past years out of my love for these islands even though I did not think it made legal sense. I will now pursue an explanation as to how they can “tax” hotel “guests” and “owners” the same fee.
New Hawaii resident here that has learned a lot about it that I hadn’t considered as a visitor before. Before complaining about: 1. increased taxes, 2. limited availability of lodging/cars/food/recreation, please consider that we’re all returning from a pandemic and sometimes struggling. During that time it became more apparent what is/isn’t working related to tourism here. Also, as an island there are many things here that aren’t experienced any where else in the United States. I am pretty bothered by many comments on this post, and sad that so many don’t understand the unique issues Hawaiians face that warrant a different approach. I hope you’ll all take some time to study up on Hawaiian history, read about local issues, and understand that aloha goes both ways. And I hope that you Beat of Hawaii might encourage the same of your readers in upcoming posts. Mahalo.
Hawaii government made a DECISION to become a state completely dependent on tourism. All agricultural and other businesses gone. Did not think it made sense then and was a seriously poor decision. This is the consequence of putting all of your eggs in one basket.
TAX TO FUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CONVENTION CENTER
1986 Act 340 5% Temporary
1994 SLH1993 6% Temporary
1999 Act 156 7.25% Temporary
2009 Act 61, SLH2009 8.25% Temporary
2010 9.25% Temporary
2013 SLH 2013 9.25% PERMANENT*
*Changed allocations of TAT from percentage (%)
To a specific dollar amount.
2017 SLH2017 10.25%
From the article:
“The state’s tourism has suffered a multitude of severe problems for years”.
What problems? Can someone in the know please inform/describe what these problems are/were?
Also, Does Hawaii have a problem attracting tourists? And if so, how will making tourism more expensive attract more tourist dollars? 🤷♂️
Thank you
Hi Pete.
A number of major issues with HTA are already listed in the article. Feel free to Google for them as well. Attracting visitors is not so much a need as is management and communications related to tourism.
Aloha.