{"id":1425,"date":"2025-05-02T15:33:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T15:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.camperscorner.net\/?p=1425"},"modified":"2025-05-02T18:07:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T18:07:36","slug":"hawaiis-new-leave-no-trace-tourist-tax-and-everything-else-you-need-to-know-about-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.camperscorner.net\/index.php\/2025\/05\/02\/hawaiis-new-leave-no-trace-tourist-tax-and-everything-else-you-need-to-know-about-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii\u2019s New Leave-No-Trace Tourist Tax\u2014and Everything Else You Need to Know About This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"subtitle\">Parts of Europe scramble to recover from a blackout, Uber\u2019s plans for self-driving Volkswagen vans in the U.S., an ex-NFL player revamps famous midcentury shelving, and more.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.camperscorner.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large-1.jpg\" height=\"1066\" width=\"1600\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Hawaii is raising its hotel tax to nearly 19 percent, with plans to use the estimated extra $100 million a year it would bring in to fight climate change\u2014from wildfire prevention to beach restoration. Think of it as a leave-no-trace surcharge: if you love Hawaii\u2019s beauty, you\u2019ll help pay to protect it. (<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/04\/30\/nx-s1-5382139\/hawaii-hotel-tax-climate-change\" data-ml-dynamic=\"true\" data-ml-dynamic-type=\"sl\" data-orig-url=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/04\/30\/nx-s1-5382139\/hawaii-hotel-tax-climate-change\" data-ml-id=\"0\" data-ml=\"true\" data-skimlinks-tracking=\"xid:fr1746199958313gfd\" data-xid=\"fr1746199958313gfd\">NPR<\/a><\/i>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>A massive blackout plunged Spain, Portugal, and parts of France into chaos, with trains halted, airports delayed, and water pumps failing. Engineers now face a &#8220;black start&#8221; as they reconnect the grid piece by piece like &#8220;assembling some hellishly complicated Ikea furniture.&#8221; (<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/europe-blackout-spain-portugal-power-outage\/\" data-ml-dynamic=\"true\" data-ml-dynamic-type=\"sl\" data-orig-url=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/europe-blackout-spain-portugal-power-outage\/\" data-ml-id=\"1\" data-ml=\"true\" data-skimlinks-tracking=\"xid:fr1746199958314acj\" data-xid=\"fr1746199958314acj\">Wired<\/a><\/i>)<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>NYC\u2019s Rent Guidelines Board voted preliminarily to raise rents on nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments\u2014up to 4.75 percent for one-year leases, and up to 7.75 percent for two-year leases. Tenant advocates blasted the move as an attack on affordability, while landlords said even the highest proposed hikes won\u2019t cover their maintenance costs. (<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/30\/nyregion\/rent-increase-nyc.html\" data-ml-dynamic=\"true\" data-ml-dynamic-type=\"sl\" data-orig-url=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/30\/nyregion\/rent-increase-nyc.html\" data-ml-id=\"2\" data-ml=\"true\" data-skimlinks-tracking=\"xid:fr1746199958314bgg\" data-xid=\"fr1746199958314bgg\">The New York Times<\/a><\/i>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwell.com\/article\/design-news-hawaii-hotel-tax-spain-blackout-uber-self-driving-cars-77af3eaa\/7323789789966708736\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.camperscorner.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/designer-kevin-jones-a-former-nfl-running-back.jpg\" height=\"399\" width=\"600\" alt=\"Designer Kevin Jones, a former NFL running back.\" \/><\/a><figcaption>\n<p>Designer Kevin Jones, a former NFL running back, and his firm Joba Studio have released an update to USM\u2019s Haller shelving system that adds customizable touches.<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of USM<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Uber is planning to roll out thousands of Volkswagen\u2019s self-driving electric vans, starting in Los Angeles by 2026. The ID. Buzz fleet will show up in the Uber app, but only after regulators give the company the go-ahead. (<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/technology\/uber-volkswagen-fully-autonomous-electric-vans-us-id-buzz-ad-04-28-2025\/\" data-ml-dynamic=\"true\" data-ml-dynamic-type=\"sl\" data-orig-url=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/technology\/uber-volkswagen-fully-autonomous-electric-vans-us-id-buzz-ad-04-28-2025\/\" data-ml-id=\"3\" data-ml=\"true\" data-skimlinks-tracking=\"xid:fr1746199958314jcb\" data-xid=\"fr1746199958314jcb\">Design Boom<\/a><\/i>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Former NFL player Kevin Jones reworked<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwell.com\/article\/usm-haller-system-shelving-units-millennial-design-42d4f459\"> USM\u2019s famous Haller shelving<\/a> with magnetic, reversible felt panels that snap on to metal frames. Here\u2019s how his radical update aims to bring a warmer, more human feel to the modular classic. (<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwell.com\/article\/kevin-jones-joba-studio-usm-soft-panel-shelving-system-55abc82a\">Dwell<\/a><\/i>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>Top image courtesy of  Smith Collection\/Gado\/Getty Images.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parts of Europe scramble to recover from a blackout, Uber\u2019s plans for self-driving Volkswagen vans in the U.S., an ex-NFL player revamps famous midcentury shelving, and more. 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