Key Aspects: A federal appeals court blocked Hawaii from enforcing a new climate-related tax on cruise ship passengers. The tax would have imposed an 11 percent levy on prorated cruise fares, with counties authorized to raise the total to 14 percent. State officials say the pause is temporary, while Cruise Lines International Association will continue to challenge the tax. Cruise passengers sailing to Hawaii won’t see a new climate-related tax on their fares, at least for now. On New Year’s Eve, a two-judge panel from the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals blocked Hawaii from...

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