Maui County proposal would turn vacation units into long-term rentals

Lawmakers move forward on unprecedented measure that will impact anyone visiting Hawaiʻi: 'No other state has done something of this magnitude'

The Hawaiʻi state legislature has approved a landmark bill to help the state protect itself from the changing climate and protect its uniquely beautiful landscape and wildlife.  According to Honolulu Civil Beat, the Hawaiʻi legislature passed a long-discussed visitor "green fee" to help pay for conservation efforts in the state and protect its environment.  Under the new bill, visitors to the islands will pay a 0.75% tax on their hotel and short…

Maui County proposal would turn vacation units into long-term rentals

For years, an ever-looming housing crisis has grown in the Hawaiian Islands. That threat came to a head in 2023, when a firestorm leveled the old capital of Lahaina on the island of Maui. Thousands found themselves without homes or jobs. In the wake of the disaster, many called for the government to force short-term vacation rentals used by tourists to be flipped into long-term rentals for locals. The debate over changing vacation rentals is bei…

Maui Fire Survivors Uprooted Again As FEMA Starts Charging Rent

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is trying to reduce the load on the island's housing stock but the continual need to relocate is frustrating residents.

Maui Fire Survivors Uprooted Again As FEMA Starts Charging Rent The Federal Emergency Management Agency is trying to reduce the load on the island’s housing stock but the continual need to relocate is frustrating residents.

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