Maui Council set to begin deliberations on short-term rental phase-out bill
Maui County Council members are set to begin deliberations next week on Bill 9, a proposed measure to phase out short-term vacation rentals that could significantly impact housing, tourism, jobs, tax revenue, and the island’s economy. The Housi...
Maui Council to take up contentious Honuaʻula project for first reading this Friday
The long-debated Honuaʻula master-planned community project is returning to the Maui County Council’s agenda for its regular meeting on Friday. The “hot button” issue has been whether to approve the developer’s request to rem...
A novel idea for Maui’s housing crisis: Using vacation rental profits for residents’ down payments
A novel approach to Maui’s severe housing crisis emerged during a third round of emotional public testimony Monday on the hotly debated vacation rental phase-out bill: leveraging short-term rental profits to finance affordable housing for local...
Maui Council hears another 70 testifiers on vacation rental phase-out bill; still more to come
Public debate intensified Wednesday during several hours of sometimes heated testimony over a proposed phase-out of vacation rentals before the Maui County Council's Housing and Land Use Committee.
Maui’s single-family home prices increase; condo sales decline in April and May 2025
Maui's housing market experienced similar trends in April and May, with both single-family and condominium sales declining compared to the same time last year, according to the latest data from the Realtors Association of Maui.
Key amendments proposed for vacation rental phase-out bill ahead of Council committee hearing
The contentious debate over the future of thousands of short-term vacation rentals in Maui County is heading to a much-anticipated public hearing Monday, June 9, before the Maui County Council’s Housing and Land Use Committee. The committee pos...
Construction boom to drive Hawaiʻi’s economy, aid Maui recovery
A resurgent construction industry in Hawaiʻi is building the state’s economy, even as tourism falters, and offers hope of boosting Maui’s recovery from the devastating August 2023 wildfires. This optimistic outlook comes from the Hawaiʻ...
Applications now available for Hale O Piʻikea 1 affordable rental housing project in Kīhei
Applications are now being accepted for Hale O Piʻikea I, the first phase of a County-supported, three-phase affordable rental housing initiative by ʻIkenākea Development that will deliver 223 rental homes upon completion.
Hawai‘i’s homeless rate soars to worst in nation after Lahaina wildfire, UHERO reports
The deadly Maui wildfire disaster displaced 5,000 people and has now left Hawaiʻi with the dubious distinction of having the nation’s highest rate of homelessness, according to a report released today by the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Res...