At a blessing to celebrate the opening of city-subsidized affordable housing, Mayor Rick Blangiardi stood behind a podium bedecked in lei to talk about the value of adding 29 new rental units to the ...

Despite vacation rental crackdowns and looming legislative reforms, vacation rental supply statewide still accounts for a significant portion of Hawaii’s housing stock. That’s why the conversion of ...

Jan. 1—U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson's order keeps the city from enforcing or implementing Ordinance 22-7, which essentially prohibits home rentals for anything less than 90 days. A U.S. District ...

Hawaii plans to remove up to 10,000 vacation rentals, but critics warn the move fuels higher hotel prices while failing to ...

According to the monthly Hawaii Vacation Rental Report, July’s occupancy rate marks a 20.5 percentage-point drop compared to July 2019. Vacation rentals throughout the state were 57.3% occupied during ...

Craig Hirai, right, Honolulu’s new chief of affordable-housing policy and strategy for the city, talks as Mayor Rick Blangiardi listens at Honolulu Hale. Honolulu’s Rental and Utility Relief Program ...

Controversy over the impact of short-term vacation rentals in Hawaii persists, as the Aloha State continues to contend with post-pandemic overtourism and reassesses how out-of-area travelers affect ...

Hawaii lawmakers are hoping that phasing out short-term rentals could help ease its worsening housing crisis, where locals face the highest housing costs in the nation and one of the worst rates of ...

HONOLULU — A single mother of two, Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving to buy a house in the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. But after a devastating fire leveled Lahaina in ...

For my upcoming Hawaii trip, I debated a LOT about which island or islands to visit. When you’re planning a Hawaii trip with kids, figuring out which island fits your budget can feel overwhelming. I ...

A skyline of condominiums and single-family homes in the foreground are seen in Honolulu. Watson found HILSTRA’s request overly broad, and chose to limit the scope of the permanent injunction. Still, ...