The County Council moved the Bill 9 counterpart forward to receive a thorough vetting and recommendations on ways to change ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Maui County Council spent seven hours of a public hearing behind closed doors Wednesday discussing the legalities—and likely ...

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

The Maui County Council’s Special Committee on Real Property Tax Reform will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the Council Chambers ...

A part-time Maui couple’s decision to convert their vacation rentals into longer- term housing for Maui fire survivors followed weeks of frustration, cancellations by repeat loyal visitors over ...

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 ...

Maui’s vacation rental debate highlights a global dilemma: balancing tourism income with housing needs, as cities wrestle with affordability, community, and regulation. ByWill McGough, Contributor.

Nov. 23—The availability of short-term vacation rentals in West Maui was 49.1 % lower in October compared with the year before, with Maui struggling to find long-term housing for survivors of the Aug.

HONOLULU — An unprecedented proposal from Maui’s mayor to phase out vacation rentals would alleviate a severe housing shortage aggravated by the 2023 wildfires but would also shrink the economy, ...