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Transient Vacation Rentals

KEY LEGISLATION

Counties:

City & County of Honolulu
Bill 89 (2018) CD2: ​RELATING TO SHORT-TERM RENTALS. 
Position: SUPPORT
Status: Passed Committee on Planning.  Heads to Full City Council for 3rd Reading (May 8th)

Maui County
2018 Maui Charter Amendment: Penalties
​Position: SUPPORT
​Status: Maui County voters approved charter amendment

Mufi's Message 11/7/2018: "General Election Results"

County of Hawaii
Bill 108 (Draft 6): Relating to Short Term Vacation Rentals
​Position: SUPPORT
​Status: Bill passed out of Hawaii County Council

State:

Hawaii State Legislature 2019
Senate Bill 1292 SD2 HD3: Relating to Transient Accommodations
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Status: Failed to pass 3rd Reading.  Measure to be reconsidered April 30, 2019 on the Senate Floor.
House Bill 419 HD2 SD2: Relating to Transient Accommodations
Status: Bill died conference committee

Mufi's Message 5/04/2018: "2018 Hawaii State Legislature Adjournment Sine Die"
Mufi's Message 3/23/2018: "A lot happening on the Legislative Front"
Mufi's Message 2/06/2018: "Transient Accommodations Tax Update"
Mufi's Message 2/13/2018: "Good News on the Legislative Front" 

MEDIA

"Taxing of vacation rentals could become law", ​KHON2, May 1, 2019
"Committee Holds Off Votes on Vacation Rental Bills " Star-Advertiser, April 24, 2019
"Lawmakers must try, try and try again until they forge needed law on vacation rentals"  Honolulu Star-Advertiser, April 14, 2019
"Hawaii Cracking Down on Illegal Vacation Rentals"  Travel Pulse, April 10, 2019
"Hawaii Closer to Forcing Airbnb to Collect Taxes on Rentals" Honolulu Star-Advertiser, April 9, 2019
"Editorial: Right moves on vacation rentals" Honolulu Star-Advertiser, March 24, 2019
"Vacation-rental tax bill advances at Legislature​" Honolulu Star-Advertiser, February 14, 2019
"Editorial: Vacation rentals must be reined in" Honolulu Star-Advertiser, February 10, 2019 ​
"Hotel Units Drop as Vacation Rental Units Fuel Growth," Honolulu Star-Advertiser, January 29, 2019
"Editorial: Action needed now on vacation rentals," Honolulu Star-Advertiser January 24, 2019
"​City Council debates fate of Oahu's short term rentals," KITV4 News, January 22, 2019
"Big Isle passes bill regulating vacation rentals," Honolulu Star-Advertiser November 23, 2018
"Isle B&Bs, vacation  rentals see double-digit growth," Honolulu Star-Advertiser November 22, 2018
"Vacation Rental Bill Passes Regulating Short Term Rentals in Hawaii County," November 22, 2018
"County Council passes measure regulating short-term vacation rentals" Hawaii Tribune Herald, November 21, 2018
"Action on Transient Vacation Rentals a Must," ​Hawaii Hospitality Magazine, November 2018
"2 of 3 Maui County Charter amendments approved," The Maui News, November 7, 2018
"Maui Voters Want Tougher Fines for Unlicensed Airbnbs," Honolulu Civil Beat, November 7, 2018
"Policing Hawaii's Illegal Vacation Rentals," Hawaii Business Magazine, November 2, 2018
"Planning panel endorses Caldwell’s new plan on vacation rentals," November 1, 2018
"Mayor Kirk Caldwell unveils new vacation rental bill," Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 30, 2018
"Local Connection: Hawaii's Illegal Vacation Rentals" Hawaii News Now, October 30, 2018
"Vacation Rental Quandary," MidWeek Island Matters, October 17, 2018
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