HONOLULU -- Hawaii residents are facing a series of changes in the state, including increasing gas prices and a new cell phone ban.

Here is a look at those hikes and the new ban.

Cell Phone Ban
- Drivers cannot touch their phones
- Drivers must have Bluetooth
- Citation for first violation is $67
- Emergency responders such as firefighters, police officers and ambulance personnel are exempt
- The new law prohibits from texting, dialing, or making phone calls of any kind
- The ONLY time to use the phone in the car is dialing 911 or work-related, two-way phone service, BUT it is up to the driver to prove innocence

Oahu Hikes
- Honolulu to raise taxes to offset city budget
- Bus fairs now $0.25 up to $2.25 and will be hiked again in 2010
- Admission to the Honolulu Zoo, $6 for locals. $12 for visitors
- Zoo parking raised to $1 an hour
- Parking at Kapiolani Park raised to $0.75
- Golf at municipal prices = $19 and $20 in 2010

Oahu Property Tax Hike - Honolulu city council raise property tax by $0.20
- homeowners now must pay $3.42 per $1,000
- On a $600,000 home, that will be $106 more next year, raising the property tax to $1,716
- A homeowner with a $1 million house will pay about $3,043, or a $117

City Motor Vehicle Hike - State gas prices go up $0.12 a gallon. Now people must pay $0.72 a gallon
- Motor vehicle weight taxes are going up 67 percent

State Price Hikes That May Be Vetoed (information provided by state House)
- Transient Accommodations Tax (TAT) increase:
This bill increases the transient accommodations tax by 1 percentage point (from 7.25 to 8.25%) beginning on July 1, 2009 and another percentage point (to 9.25%) beginning on July 1, 2010 and requires the additional revenues to be deposited into the general fund.

Conveyance Tax
Raises conveyance tax for sales over $2 million and second or investment house purchases.
Breakdown per amount of real estate transaction:
- Between $2 million and $4 million, owners will pay 20 cents more per $100 of value
- Between $4 million and $6 million, owners will pay 40 cents more per $100 of value
- Between $6 million and $10 million, owners will pay 60 cents more per $100 of value
- Greater than $10 million, owners will pay 70 cents more per $100 of value

Income tax increase
There will be no tax change for:
- Individuals with taxable income less than $150,000 - Head of households with taxable income less than $225,000
- Joint filers with taxable income less than $300,000