Hawaii Considers Tourism Fee for State Parks, Trails

Kai Lenny (L) and Aaron Gold (C) are cheered on by Jake Maki (R) in Hawaii's Waimea Bay on Oahu’s North Shore during the The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational surfing contest on Jan. 22, 2023. (Jamm Aquino/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP) Hawaii lawmakers are weighing up a tourism fee for state parks and trails to fund the protection of its unique natural environment. Under the legislation, SB304 SD2, relating to “visitor impact fees,” the state could establish a program within the Department of Land and Natural Resources, to collect a...