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  • Green Fee An Opportunity To Invest In What Matters Most

    Civil Beat February 2023

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  • Spotlight Hawaiʻi: Jack Kittinger and Carissa Cabrera

    February 2023

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  • Bills would expand fees to access Hawaii state parks, trails

    Star Advertiser January 2023

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  • Advocates Say It’s No Longer Whether Hawaii Should Charge A Green Fee, But How

    Civil Beat January 2023

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  • Will Hawaii tourists have to pay a 'green fee' to go to the beach? There is growing local support.

    USA Today

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  • Three Ways to Pay Back Nature Before it Forecloses on Hawaiʻi

    Hawaiʻi Business Magazine

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  • Financing conservation at scale via visitor green fees

    Publication by Emelia von Saltza and Jack Kittinger

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  • Study found tourists willing to pay more for Hawaii culture, sustainability, locally grown food

    KHON News 2

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  • How ‘Green Fees’ Might Offset The Hidden Costs Of Tourism In Hawaii

    Honolulu Civil Beat

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  • Implement A Visitor Green Fee To Safeguard Our Future

    Honolulu Civil Beat

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  • Should Hawaii Levy a Visitor Green Fee to Protect Our Environment?

    UH Economic Research Organization

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  • Protecting the natural beauty of Hawaii, and how do we pay for it?

    HPR Interview

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The potential impact of a visitor green fee for Hawai’i is a win-win. What excited you the most about the potential passage of it?
Mahalo for your patience as we worked to share what ultimately happened to SB304, the visitor impact fee bill. You can access the full newsletter and a recent press round up at the link in our bio. As we debrief, strategize, and coordinate for the
Todays @staradvertiser editorial piece discusses the green fee, after polling their readers this week on support. “Sure, the visitor fee will certainly be revived next session. It has wide support — in fact, a January survey found that
We wouldn’t have made it this far without all of you. #hawaiigreenfee
“There obviously was not (the) political will, which is unfortunate and disappointing considering the overwhelming support that has been so clear throughout the session from residents and visitors,” said Carissa Cabrera, project manager w
It’s time to turn words into actions, not study it further. Our resources can’t wait. “The visitor impact fee bill, Senate Bill 304, is being considered by a legislative conference committee today. Unfortunately, an eleventh-hour