Hawaii's 'climate' cash grab hits wall as court blocks hefty new tourist tax

Hawaii’s "Green Fee" bill was set to raise tourist taxes quite substantially to help fund "climate change" mitigation this year — but now a judge has halted the provision. 

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), along with a cruise ship supplier, filed a lawsuit in early September challenging state tax and county finance officials in the Aloha State, as Fox News Digital previously reported.

On Dec. 31, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an injunction pending appeal.