Cruise Lines International Association, Inc.; et al v. Suganuma; et al

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Case Number:

1:25-cv-00367

Court:

Hawaii

Nature of Suit:

Constitutional - State Statute

Judge:

JILL A. OTAKE

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  1. October 07, 2025

    Cruise Cos. Say Tax Injunction Act Doesn't Bar Hawaii Suit

    A group of cruise companies should be allowed to proceed with their complaint against the state of Hawaii for an extension of a transient occupancy tax to cruise passengers, the companies told a federal district court, saying the Tax Injunction Act doesn't bar the complaint.

  2. August 28, 2025

    Hawaii Transient Tax Is Unconstitutional, Cruise Cos. Say

    The extension of Hawaii's 11% transient accommodation tax to cruise ship passengers under a new law violates the U.S. Constitution, a group of cruise companies told a U.S. district court.