U.S. Senate Republicans approved their signature tax break and spending cuts package Tuesday with a tie-breaking vote cast by Vice President JD Vance, following days of tense, closed-door negotiations ...

Hawaii is already an expensive visitor destination. Rising hotel rates, up 29% in 2024 compared to 2019, coupled with the ...

Platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo were supposed to give the city monthly reports on their bookings. Due to a lawsuit filed on ...

Update: The Maui County Council’s Housing and Land Use Committee reconvened its deliberations on Bill 9 at 3:43 p.m.

Bissen originally proposed implementing the phase-out starting Tuesday in West Maui and Jan. 1 in South Maui, but he has since proposed amending the legislation to allow for a transition period of up ...