Two bills moving through the Hawaii legislature could phase out short-term rentals that are not occupied by their owner, as the state tries to tackle rising housing costs and homelessness. State House ...

Honolulu’s weak law makes it hard to crack down on illegal vacation rentals, but a new law is in the works. Other jurisdictions – in Hawaii and on the Mainland – have tougher laws and more success ...

HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii judge has ordered the eviction of the tenants of an Oahu rental home that advertised naked parties and gained the ire of neighbors. The judge sided with the property manager, ...

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 ...

If you’re thinking about a vacation rental in Hawaii, you should know that the market is in a topsy-turvy state right now. Occupancy rates have dropped, but the rental rates are continuing to rise. It ...

HONOLULU — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green on Friday said he wants 3,000 condos and homes that are normally rented to Maui tourists converted to long-term housing for displaced wildfire survivors who are now ...

The number of Hawaii properties listed as short-term vacation rentals has declined by as much as half, compared with last year, which is likely the result of the pandemic and new restrictions on the ...

Q: On the first night at our vacation rental in Hawaii, I found cameras pointing directly at the bed in the master bedroom. I immediately contacted Vrbo and cited their surveillance policy, which says ...