Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 58 minutes ago
Should Hawaiʻi renters be entitled to a bedbug-free home?
A bill before the legislature would put bedbugs on par with issues such as running water and electricity in the state’s landlord-tenant code. If passed, Hawaiʻi would join 24 other states and cities in enacting bedbug rules.
These proposed rules don’t apply to hotels, a cornerstone of our economy that raked in $5.5 billion in revenue last year. Should they be held to the same standard?
More details: civilbeat.org/2025/02/hawai%ca%bbi-might-ban-bedbugs-in-housing-but-not-hotels
Should Hawaiʻi renters be entitled to a bedbug-free home?
A bill before the legislature would put bedbugs on par with issues such as running water and electricity in the state’s landlord-tenant code. If passed, Hawaiʻi would join 24 other states and cities in enacting bedbug rules.
These proposed rules don’t apply to hotels, a cornerstone of our economy that raked in $5.5 billion in revenue last year. Should they be held to the same standard?
More details: civilbeat.org/2025/02/hawai%ca%bbi-might-ban-bedbugs-in-housing-but-not-hotels
