Today, July 24th, the Maui County Council's Housing and Land Use Committee advanced Bill 9, CD-1.

Per the Council's Facebook page: "The Housing and Land Use Committee on Thursday recommended the council pass Bill 9, CD1 (2025) on first reading. The committee report will attach the updated version of the bill, incorporating the committee's amendments, for posting on a future council agenda. The amended bill would phase out transient vacation rentals in apartment-zoned districts over three years in West Maui and five years elsewhere. The committee's file on the bill is available online: tinyurl.com/Bill9file"

In final comments by Council Members, while the hope was it would provide affordable housing and prevent residents from moving to the mainland,

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Escape to Honolua Ridge: the privacy of the country with the amenities of the Kapalua Resort.

An aerial view of the 94 Keoawa overlooking the Plantation Course, across the Pacific to Moloka'i.  All listing photography by Archer Shoots

Honolua Ridge offers a rare opportunity to own a private estate with sweeping ocean vistas, world-class amenities, and unparalleled peace.  Located just three miles north of the town center of Kapalua, this gorgeous country estate strikes the ideal balance between a tranquil retreat and the activities and amenities of a world class resort.   Annexed into the gated Plantation Estates community, Honolua Ridge features home sites that range in size from two to thirty-plus acres. Rarely in West Maui do you find…

UPDATE ON THE PROPOSED BAN ON SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN MAUI'S APARTMENT DISTRICTS

Click to read Update as of July 24, 2026

The Maui County Council's Housing and Land Use Committee voted 6-3 in favor of passing Bill 9, which would serve to phase out Transient Vacation Rentals in Maui County's Apartment Districts.

>The Bill will now go to the council for a second reading and a final vote. That said, as all nine council members are committee members, in all likelihood, the vote will remain the same.

Update as of July 3, 2025

After hearing passionate testimony in favor and opposition of the ban on Short Term Rentals in Maui's apartment districts, the Maui County Council’s Housing and Land Use Committee began deliberations in a closed executive

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