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 ...

The Honolulu City Council voted Wednesday to approve a bill that would ban any short-term vacation rentals outside of resort areas. Bill 41 passed with a vote of 8 to 1 and now goes to Mayor Rick ...

The Honolulu City Council passed legislation June 17 aimed at curbing the proliferation of unregulated and unlicensed short-term rental units, a move that was met with fierce debate over the course of ...

Vacation rental operators and their supporters gathered outside City Hall on Thursday. If the City Council passes two bills related to vacation rentals, they say it would “devastate” Oahu’s economy ...

Ko Olina is one of three areas on O‘ahu where short-term rentals are allowed under Bill 41. The other two are Waikīkī makai of Kūhiō Avenue and a small apartment-zoned area close to Turtle Bay Resort.

Controversy over the impact of short-term vacation rentals in Hawaii persists, as the Aloha State continues to contend with post-pandemic overtourism and reassesses how out-of-area travelers affect ...

Maui County’s Lanai, Maui and Molokai Planning Commissions will now consider whether to allow owners of 4,519 short-term ...

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 ...

Oahu, Hawaii’s third-biggest island, will now place further restrictions on where Airbnb, Vrbo and other short-term rental properties can be located throughout Honolulu and the island. In a move that ...