Members of the Hawaii County Council introduced a resolution urging state lawmakers to roll out a ban on aquarium fishing.

A resolution urging a ban on the taking of ornamental fish for aquariums received unanimous approval in a recent vote by the ...

Konane Zager was fined over $10k for illegally using longline fishing gear within Hawaii's state waters, exceeding the ...

The annual Take a Kid Fishing event is coming up. Before that can happen, though, the fishing equipment needs to be prepared.

The state of Hawaii is officially changing the name of the largest island in the archipelago from Island of Hawaii to simply Hawaii. The Hawaii Board on Geographic Names approved the name change at a ...

A federal appeals court ruling on New Year's Eve blocked Hawaii from enforcing a climate change tourist tax on cruise ship passengers, a levy that was set to go into effect at the start of 2026.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Thirteen new Hawaii laws taking effect Jan. 1 will raise costs for tourists and uninsured drivers while expanding protections for families and consumers. Hawaii’s new “Green ...

Hawaii’s new tourist tax has come into force. The tax is seeking to raise money to help address potential ramifications of climate change in the nation’s first “Green Fee” levy, designed to help ...

I visited Hawaii for the first time, and there are five things I wish I'd known before I left. Figuring out that there's more than one Leonard's Bakery on Oahu would've saved me some stress. I also ...

A federal appeals court blocked Hawaii's new tax on cruises and other travel accommodations just one day before it was meant to go into effect at the start of 2026. On Dec. 31, the Ninth Appellate ...

A federal judge upheld Hawaii’s new tax on cruises and other travel accommodations. Judge Jill A. Otake declined to halt the implementation of the tax, according to a Dec. 23 filing in the District of ...

Hawaii is one of the most visited destinations in the world, with nearly 10 million tourists each year, and the winter (along with summer) ranks among the best time to vacation here in large part ...