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 ...

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

"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 ...

To further break down the impact of short-term vacation rentals on Hawaii’s housing market, Justin Tyndall of the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization joined HNN’s “The ...

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 ...

As of Dec. 31, there are 229 permits issued (118 property owners have Hawaii addresses; 111 property owners have Mainland or international addresses). Vacation rentals in condos or hotels and ...