“Do you know what the room rate is in Las Vegas, what the room rate tax is in Las Vegas?” asked Sen. Donna Mercado Kim, D, Kapalama, Alewa, Kalihi Valley.
.
“No, I don’t, senator,” Szigeti replied.
.
“Okay, and that’s my point. Most people don’t know what the rate is,” Kim said. “Most people don’t. When they go somewhere, they don’t know what the room tax rate is. In fact, Las Vegas just raised their rate about one percent in March 2017. It didn’t stop any local residents from going there.”
.
According to Szigeti, the average hotel room in Hawaii costs $254 a night.
.
So if the TAT went up one percent, tourists would have to pay three dollars more a night.
http://khon2.com/2017/08/28/lawmakers-convene-for-rail-special-session-hear-public-testimony-on-funding-proposal/