{"id":10679,"date":"2022-02-19T03:36:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-19T13:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/?p=10679"},"modified":"2022-02-19T03:36:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T13:36:22","slug":"maui-county-council-urges-legislature-to-set-visitor-fees-for-the-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/2022\/02\/19\/maui-county-council-urges-legislature-to-set-visitor-fees-for-the-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Maui County Council Urges Legislature To Set Visitor Fees For The Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"10654\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/maui-visitor-fees\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/maui-visitor-fees.jpeg?fit=600%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,375\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1609845362&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;420&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"maui visitor fees\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/maui-visitor-fees.jpeg?fit=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/maui-visitor-fees.jpeg?fit=600%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/maui-visitor-fees.jpeg?resize=403%2C252\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10654\" width=\"403\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/maui-visitor-fees.jpeg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/maui-visitor-fees.jpeg?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, Maui County Council Chair Alice L. Lee announced eight proposals have been introduced as the 2022 Maui County Council Legislative Package.<br><br>Included in the package is a legislation to establish a \u201cgreen fee surcharge,\u201d a visitor fee that would fund environment-protection projects.<br><br>\u201cGreen fees offer an innovative financing mechanism to better support the well-being of our residents and visitors alike by ensuring we have a clean and healthful environment,\u201d Lee said.<br><br>\u201cProtecting Maui County\u2019s reefs, oceans, beaches and forests is vital to both the visitor industry and our resident\u2019s quality of life.\u201d<br><br>The legislative package was introduced at the start of legislative session in January. The bills included in the package are the following:<br><br>&#8211; HB 1437 and SB 2096 to lower the threshold blood alcohol content for the offense of driving under influence<br><br>&#8211; HB 1438 and SB 2097 to establish the criminal offenses of unlawful chop shop activity in the first and second degrees<br><br>&#8211; HB 1440 and SB 2099 to require the minimum wage to be recalculated using the most recent self-sufficiency income standard<br><br>&#8211; HB 1441 and SB 2100 to authorize issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriate fund for capital improvement projects<br><br>&#8211; HB 1443 and SB 2102 to asses climate change mitigation impact fee on every customer who rents, leases or utilizes a rental car<br><br>&#8211; HB 1444 and SB 2103 to abolish Kalawao County and incorporate the Kalaupapa area of Molokai into Maui County<br><br>Lee encourages Maui County residents to join the council in tracking state legislation and submitting testimony to state legislative committees. For updates on information, bill numbers and testimonies, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/mauicounty.us\/2022stateleg\/\">mauicounty.us\/2022stateleg\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this month, Maui County Council Chair Alice L. 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