Maui County set to strangle Airbnb, other short-term housing

by Matthew Reade Officials in Maui County are set to impose stringent standards upon short-term housing permitting while serving Airbnb hosts with harsh civil penalties. The proposed changes to the county code, which will take effect upon the approval of the county council, will force Maui residents to meet a new five-year residency requirement or to […]

Hawaii Lawmakers Pass Illegal and Unfunded Bill

During a special session this summer, Hawaii lawmakers passed a bill that is both illegal and unfunded. The bill offers a $60 million severance package to union workers at the Maui public hospital system who will lose their jobs due to privatization, even though all the workers have already been offered their jobs back. Lawmakers […]