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In a move to protect its natural beauty, a famous tourist destination has approved new legislation that would raise the rate of residence tax and provide a new tax on cruise ships.
Revenue from the new tourism tax will fund mitigation and sustainability projects in vital climate change, but will add large additional fees to travelers on cruises. This nomads in the bulldozers list are already expensive, and additional costs may be validated by some travelers from cruises through the scenic situation.
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Under the new tax policy, cruises will be subject to the first time in the state, and the average of 11 %. The draft law also increases the current tax in the short term by 0.75 %. So, while it does not represent a significant tax increase for hotel guests, it imposes large new fees on cruise passengers.
By the Legislative Council of the State on May 2, the draft law is expected to be signed to become a law by the ruler and pays into force on January 1, 2026.
However, the cruise industry has already threatened legal measures against the state if the tax law becomes a law.
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The cruise industry can enter with a legal battle with Hawaii on a new tax
Through a new tax on cruises visiting Hawaii, lawmakers seek to treat cruise ships such as hotel and housing institutions in the state. However, the cruise industry says that cruise ships cannot be treated law like hotels.
Lawyers of the cruise industry have already sent a message to the Public Prosecutor in Hawaii and the legislators to inform them that they expect a lawsuit if the state trips tax in the state becomes legally, according to what he said. Hawaii news now.
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Daniel Farkas, General Adviser to the Norwegian cruise line, said that the new cruise tax is “simply unconstitutional,” noting that the maritime law contained in the United States constitution does not allow the application of additional taxes on cruises ships that exceed the cost of providing port services.
Varkas has also warned that if the cost of sailing increases in Hawaii, she may choose the cruise industry sailing and Hawaiian exchange for other destinations.
He said: “He picks up and moves.
Pride of America, the trips affected by the new Hawaiian flight tax
As the only cruise ship that was attached to the United States, the Norwegian Pride of America is the only nominal ship that sails exclusively in Hawaii. The ship Hawaii sails across Algeria throughout the year from Honolulu.
Pride of America is already paid more than $ 250 per person in taxes, fees and port expenses during a seven -day cruise, and the new Hawaiian cruises tax will increase largely.
The new tax plan will add a 11 % tax to the prices of the cruises that the percentage of the days in any port in the state, compared to the total number of days of the trip.
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For Pred of America, which is sailing exclusively around the Hawaiian Islands, this means a 11 % tax on the fully cruise fare of the trip. Hawaii wanders on other ships, which is usually left from California, Seattle or Vancouver, will not be imposed on it except in the days that were established in the port of Hawaii.
The draft law states that a tax will be imposed as a percentage of basic cruise fare, and it will not apply to additional optional fees such as beach trips and specialized food.
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