A controversial law meant to govern properties such as Airbnbs and Vrbos will start being enforced citywide Aug. 1 according to city leaders, more than three years after the regulations were initially ...

Platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo were supposed to give the city monthly reports on their bookings. Due to a lawsuit filed on behalf of vacation rental owners, that never happened.

Maui County Council members are set to begin deliberations next week on Bill 9, a proposed measure to phase out short-term vacation rentals that could significantly impact housing, tourism, jobs, tax ...

Short-term rentals aren’t allowed in residential areas, a restriction intended to prevent neighborhoods from being overrun by tourists at the expense of local residents.

Honolulu passed a law more than four years ago to hold booking platforms as well as operators accountable for illegal short-term rentals, but city officials say they haven't cited any rental platforms ...

Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, the Honolulu Council’s budget chair, says he was outraged. “It’s egregious and the signal that it sends to the short-term rental operators is that you can violate the ...

Short-term rentals make up a significant portion of Hawaii's housing supply. A new law the governor promised to sign will change that.

Honolulu officials attempted to redefine the length of a short-term rental in 2022, but a federal judge recently ruled that current state law barred them from doing so.

Two bills moving through the Hawaii legislature could phase out short-term rentals as the state tries to tackle rising housing costs and homelessness.

Existing short-term Hawaii rentals may remain in operation, judge rules The ordinance that levies heavy fines on short-term rentals in Honolulu remains in effect, however, for any new rentals that ...

The law was passed in 2022, but was timed to take effect this year, governs short-term rentals, concentrating on hosts and booking services.