Maui's Short-Term Rental Moratorium Looms as Governor Pressures Vacation Home Owners
TL;DR
Hawaii Governor Josh Green is considering a ban on short-term rentals in Maui if owners of 3,000 units do not convert them into long-term housing for wildfire victims. The current emergency proclamation expires on January 4, and Green is prepared to take necessary action to get families out of hotels and into permanent housing. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has sent letters to 13,000 owners of short-term rental units, offering financial incentives for conversion. Some owners have expressed reluctance to rent to local people, which has angered the governor.
- Moratorium on Maui short-term rentals could happen in January Honolulu Star-Advertiser
- Hawaii governor wants 3,000 vacation rentals converted to housing for Maui wildfire survivors Yahoo News
- Short-term rental moratorium on Maui threatened by Gov. Green Honolulu Star-Advertiser
- Hawaii’s Green threatens to ‘drop the hammer’ if vacation home owners won’t help wildfire victims The Hill
- With More Than 6,000 Residents Still Living In Hotels On Maui, Governor Threatens To Halt All Short-Term Rentals In January Forbes
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