Hawaii County Council Seeks More Oversight With Passage of Vacation Rental Bill

6/10/2025

The Hawaii County Council has passed a measure requiring short-term rental owners to register their units with the county. Bill 47 is a partial revival of a set of measures that failed last year that would have overhauled zoning and operational laws on “transient vacation rentals” in the county. Some testifiers wanted to hold off on last year’s measure and even Bill 47 until an economic impact study on the island’s vacation rentals is published.

Hawaii Public Radio (06/10/25) Mark Ladao