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Travel Weekly1d
Pleasant Holidays releases new Hawaii brochure
The interactive brochure provides advisors with information about resorts, cruises and commissionable activities.
Maui Now9d
Maui County’s proposed short-term rental ban is still awaiting a decision, but already business in the industry is falling
It’s been nearly a year since Mayor Richard Bissen, flanked by members of Lahaina Strong, proposed the short-term rental ban ...
Maui Won’t Be Converting Vacation Rentals To Long-Term Housing Anytime Soon
As proposed, the exemptions that allow many apartment-zoned units on the island to operate as vacation rentals would expire ...
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Maui mayor's plan to phase out vacation rentals would increase housing but shrink the economy
HONOLULU (AP) — An unprecedented proposal from Maui's mayor to phase out vacation rentals would alleviate a severe housing ...
Hawai‘i Public Radio12d
Phasing out Maui short-term rentals would increase housing but hit economy, UHERO report says
Maui County is weighing a proposal to phase out transient vacation rentals in Maui County’s apartment zones to increase ...
Maui Mayor proposes vacation rentals phase out to create affordable housing
Mayor Richard Bissen proposed this idea after thousands were left homeless by the 2023 fire disaster exacerbating the ...
New study shows pros and cons of phasing out vacation rentals on Maui
A new study shows the pros and cons of a plan to convert thousands of vacation rentals into long-term housing units on Maui.
Planetizen7d
Study: Maui’s Plan to Convert Vacation Rentals to Long-Term Housing Could Cause Nearly $1 Billion Economic Loss
Erin Nolan reports for the Beat that the massive sudden change to the market would cause a 20-40 percent drop in condo prices ...
Report: Maui short-term rental ban would bring big economic shocks
ANDREW VLIET / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER / JUNE 20 A report from the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization said the conversion plan to turn Maui vacation rentals into housing, ...
Orlando Sentinel12d
Maui mayor’s plan to phase out vacation rentals would increase housing but shrink the economy
About one-third of Maui’s visitors use vacation rentals. They tend to cost less than hotels and are easy to reserve on websites like Airbnb and Vrbo. Many have workspaces and kitchens ...