In May 2024, Maui Mayor Richard Bissen took his self-described “bold step” to phase out 7,000 short-term vacation rentals by Jan. 1, 2026, leaning on a newly passed state law that gave the county clearer authority to do so as the island confronted a long-term housing crisis that was only exacerbated a year earlier by … Continue reading Maui Vacation Rental Bill That Divided Community Is Signed Into Law