HONOLULU — Lawmakers on Maui passed legislation Thursday aimed at eliminating a large percentage of the Hawaiian island’s vacation rentals to address a housing shortage exacerbated by the wildfire ...

Maui County Council members heard another full day of testimony Wednesday for and against a proposal to convert 6, 100 vacation rentals in Maui “apartment districts ” into long-term housing, but ...

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The Hawaii governor has announced the removal of 10,000 vacation rentals to provide more housing for locals. Tourism policy ...

Valori and John Egan, at top, say they felt pressured to convert their short-term vacation rentals, including the condo they currently live in, above, at the Kuleana Resort in Napili-Honokowai on Maui ...

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 ...

A key Maui County Council committee plans on two more days of hearings before a possible vote on July 2 after considering testimony for and against a proposal to reclassify 6,100 short-term vacation ...

Among the short-term rentals offered by Hawai‘i Life on Maui is a unit at Ho‘olei Villas, a gated community near Wailea Beach and the Grand Wailea Resort. | Photo: Ethan Kwon, Just Pended Hawaii ...

Senator Glenn Wakai, wearing a shaka lei, proposes a resolution to make the hand sign the Hawaii state gesture. (Hawaii State Senate / Screenshot via Courthouse News) HONOLULU (CN) — A bill that could ...

On Maui, tensions are running high as residents once again debate a historic bill to phase out over 6,000 transient vacation rentals, or TVRs, in an effort to reclaim long-term housing for Hawaii ...

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