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It was a full house at Maui County Council’s Housing and Land Use Committee hearing today as members heard testimony on a controversial bill to phase out thousands of vacation rentals.
The city is making improvements for its long-term goal of “safer streets,” but says all their work will not matter if no one is paying attention.
Bill 47 is a partial revival of a set of measures that failed last year that would have overhauled zoning and operational ...
Owners and managers of some Maui vacation rentals predicted that Mayor Richard Bissen’s proposal to convert 6,100 units into ...
A key Maui County Council committee will hear testimony today on Mayor Richard Bissen’s proposal to convert less than half of ...
Maui County's Committee on Housing and Land Use is in the midst of listening to nearly 200 testifiers signed up to voice ...
When Indian Rocks Beach passed an ordinance like Pinellas County’s in 2023, Matthew Barrowclough decided to sue. The city has ...
A bill that was signed into law on Thursday will declutter Honolulu of outdated structures such as neglected payphones still standing across the island.
PHOENIX — Two House Democrats are leading the charge to repeal a 2016 law that stripped cities and towns of their ability to regulate short-term and vacation rentals. Saying the law was a ...
Maui County Council members said the budget is aimed at catching up on development projects and social services after years ...
Other reforms set to be introduced include banning renters from being charged extra fees when they pay rent. Some tenants ...