Hawaiʻi enacted a climate-related visitor tax in 2025, but the part that would apply the state Transient Accommodations Tax to cruise fares is not currently being enforced. The Hawaiʻi Department of Taxation’s Announcement 2026-01 says a federal injunction pending appeal bars enforcement of the cruise provisions of Act 96 until further notice. The land-based lodging-tax increase took effect separately on January 1, 2026.
This page is a travel-planning guide, not tax or legal advice. The useful visitor question is not what an older example predicted. It is which taxes, fees, and port expenses appear on the exact cruise invoice you are about to pay.
