Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 59 minutes ago
Short-term rentals aren’t allowed in Oʻahu’s residential areas, but can operate in the island’s five resort zones and some surrounding areas as long as their owners register with the city and pay the $1,000 fee.
Ever since Honolulu passed a law to streamline the registration process last year, unit registrations in sanctioned resort areas have more than doubled. But despite the surge in registrations, neighbors complain some owners are still holding out — avoiding the higher tax rate and costing the city revenue.
Read the full story: civilbeat.org/2025/05/honolulu-sees-doubling-of-vacation-rental-registrations-under-new-rules
Short-term rentals aren’t allowed in Oʻahu’s residential areas, but can operate in the island’s five resort zones and some surrounding areas as long as their owners register with the city and pay the $1,000 fee.
Ever since Honolulu passed a law to streamline the registration process last year, unit registrations in sanctioned resort areas have more than doubled. But despite the surge in registrations, neighbors complain some owners are still holding out — avoiding the higher tax rate and costing the city revenue.
Read the full story: civilbeat.org/2025/05/honolulu-sees-doubling-of-vacation-rental-registrations-under-new-rules
