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Cruise Lines International Association, Inc. v. Suganuma
Geography
Year
2025
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
About this case
Filing year
2025
Status
Motions for injunctive relief granted.
Geography
Docket number
25-8057, 25-8058
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → United States Ninth Circuit (9th Cir.)
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Other Statutes and RegulationsConstitutional Claims → First AmendmentConstitutional Claims → Other Constitutional Claims
Principal law
United States → First AmendmentUnited States → Rivers and Harbors ActUnited States → Tonnage Clause
At issue
Challenge to Hawai‘i law establishing a “climate impact fee” or “Green Fee” to be imposed on cruise ships that call at Hawai‘i ports and imposing related registration and disclosure requirements.
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Filing Date
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12/31/2025
Motions for injunctive relief granted.
Both the U.S. and the private plaintiffs appealed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction to the Ninth Circuit and filed emergency motions for injunctive relief. On December 31, 2025, the Ninth Circuit granted the motions and enjoined enforcement of Act 96 pending resolution of the appeals.
Decision
Summary
Challenge to Hawai‘i law establishing a “climate impact fee” or “Green Fee” to be imposed on cruise ships that call at Hawai‘i ports and imposing related registration and disclosure requirements.
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