Maui Vacation Rental FAQs: What you need to know about STRs and TVRs
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Maui Vacation Rental (Transient Accommodations) FAQ's
Maui's short-term rental landscape has changed more in the last nine months than in the previous two decades, and it continues to evolve.
The County Council passed Bill 9 (Ordinance 5909) in December 2025, launching the largest short-term rental phase-out in Hawaiʻi's history. Under Bill 9, more than 7,000 apartment-zoned units that have operated as legal vacation rentals must cease short-term rental use by January 1, 2029 in West Maui and January 1, 2031 in the rest of the county. The legislation's goal is to convert these units into long-term, affordable housing for Maui residents.
In the wake of the ensuing litigation, the County Council passed Bill 88 (Ordinance 6008) in June 2026 — a…
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