(AP) — The Honolulu City Council has approved a measure to levy an additional 3% tax on hotel and other transient accommodations. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports the bill passed Wednesday still needs to be signed by Mayor Rick Blangiardi, who supports the measure. The local tax will be in addition to the state’s 10.25% hotel tax. State lawmakers ended a county sharing structure of the state tax which previously distributed about $130 million per year to the various islands. Oʻahu had received 44%, or about $45 million, of that fund. Counties can now implement their own transient accommodations tax up to 3% on lodging businesses like hotels, timeshares and vacation rentals.

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