Maui County Council has advanced a bill to phase out thousands of short-term vacation rentals. The measure aims to address the island's housing crisis, which was worsened by the 2023 Lahaina wildfire.
Short-term rentals once looked like a golden ticket. Investors snapped up properties, listed them on Airbnb, and watched the cash flow in.That era is shifting - and in some cities, it is reversing ...
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 ...