Despite vacation rental crackdowns and looming legislative reforms, vacation rental supply statewide still accounts for a significant portion of Hawaii’s housing stock. That’s why the conversion of ...

Mar. 25—Short-term vacation rentals put more heads on beds at available units in February and held onto rates better than their hotel counterparts. February occupancy for short-term vacation rentals ...

Honolulu’s weak law makes it hard to crack down on illegal vacation rentals, but a new law is in the works. Other jurisdictions – in Hawaii and on the Mainland – have tougher laws and more success ...

In early May, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green signed historic legislation that gives counties across the islands more power to regulate — and even phase out — short-term rentals. The law marks a significant ...

Last year marked the first time census records showed that more Native Hawaiians live on the continent instead of their ancestral homelands. Jordan Ruidas, founder and organizer of Lahaina Strong, ...

Hawaii’s plan to eliminate up to 10,000 vacation rentals highlights a tourism paradox: fewer Airbnbs have not reduced overtourism, but have helped drive hotel prices to record highs. As housing relief ...

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HONOLULU — A single mother of two, Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving to buy a house in the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. But after a devastating fire leveled Lahaina in ...

COVID-19 restrictions banning short-term vacation rentals just lifted on Oahu, which moved into Tier 2 of its economic reopening Thursday. That means roughly 800 short-term vacation rental properties ...

As with everything linked to Hawaii's tourism industry, vacation rentals have taken a big economic hit during the pandemic. Munro Murdock, Realtor and founder of Love Hawaii Realty, a management ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. According to Hawaii Tourism Authority’s latest monthly ...