Vacation Rental Owners Could Face New Hawaiʻi County Rules

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2015, file photo, Keenin Ide, left, of Hilo, Hawaii, and Medea Yankova, of Sofia, Bulgaria, sit near Hilo Bay in Hilo, Hawaii. The Big Island visitors bureau and Hawaii County have launched a campaign that aims to create a more conscientious tourism industry on the Big Island. The Island of Hawaii Visitors Bureau Executive Director Ross Birch and county Managing Director Will Okabe presented the new "Pono Pledge" at a Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, event, the Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)

Hawaiʻi County Council members are taking another crack at regulating short-term rentals after failed attempts in recent years to close loopholes and clarify existing rules. The county first tackled vacation rentals in 2018 with Bill 108. That law defined where “unhosted” vacation rentals — properties where the owner does not live on the premises — … Continue reading Vacation Rental Owners Could Face New Hawaiʻi County Rules