Hawaii has “very weak home rule powers ... Through SB 2919, Callies said, when it comes to enforcement of vacation rentals, the state would make it clear to each county, “‘We grant ...

"This bill provides counties with home rule authority to see that vacation rentals are not allowed in communities that do not want them," Hawaii Governor Josh Green said in a statement when ...

Without an independent contracted study, which had been budgeted for as much as $300,000, legislative analysts are doing ...

Across Hawaii, short-term rentals generated $ ... in tax revenue for Maui County and the State.” “Short-term vacation rentals have been a staple of the Maui economy for decades,” said Laura ...

Ed Case (D-Hawaii), who sits on the House Appropriations ... private landlords prefer to offer their homes as short-term vacation rentals, thereby decreasing the supply of rental units available ...

Four short-term rental homes and 13 transient vacation rentals in Kihei will also not move forward due to the new law, which was spurred by concerns with overtourism. The Maui News / MATTHEW ...