Did Governor Green go overboard with his remarks or were they on target? A whirlwind of debate surrounds Hawaii vacation rentals.
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Did Governor Green go overboard with his remarks or were they on target? A whirlwind of debate surrounds Hawaii vacation rentals.
We own a condo in a resort since 2014 and had been following the politics in Hawaii. The impression we have is that the governors had always been very populistic disadvantaging off island owners, whether it is the exorbitant property taxes or transient acc taxes. What is the governor offering for all of that tax income to the residents I wonder.
Part of me is appalled at the ineptitude from politicians, the shortsightedness of this Lahaina Strong group, and the complete lack of ethics from the hotel trade groups. If they continue down this path, they deserve the consequences.
On the other hand, the timing of the looming condo market crash might be perfect for my retirement plans.
Without the Legal STRs, what are the the trickle down affects? For example, less people can afford to visit. Therefore, the vacation travel industry’s business and jobs will be lost, hence creating more unemployment, and tax revenues will also be lowered. Affordable housing has always been the state’s problem for a long time but has the state ever stepped in and subsidies the affordable housing projects?
I think they should go after the illegal STRs and not the legal ones since they collect and pay the TAT and GE to the state.
It seems like they’re creating a big legal problem.
Amen!!!!
What about all the new builds we see? Why aren’t any of those for the local Polynesian instead of luxury places /secondary homes for the wealthy. Condos, specifically STRs pay most of the tax $ in the states And they employ the people too. It’s starting to feel fake or like misplaced anger so the distractions are scattered everywhere.
As my favorite cousin told me years ago, there are no Native Hawaiians. We are all visitors, some of our families from Polynesia, some from the Mainland, others from Japan, China, and Europe. But this place was just a rick we all fell in love with.
It depends how far back you want to go. Doesn’t Native Hawaiian mean you were born here and so were your grandparents? There are programs in Hawaii and you need to be of “Hawaiian ancestry”, not just born here. Personally, I don’t think that people should have rights just for the fact that they are born somewhere. I also don’t feel that tourists should feel entitled just because they bring money. Hoping we get the Aloha spirit back, but it’s tough right now.
I thought Hawaii already passed regulations restricting short rentals. Does more need to be done?
Is if fair to force owners to turn over their property in response to a disaster the government failed to prevent?
Can the government pass regulations requiring all homeowners allow displaced residents move into their homes?
Should tax payers be responsible to pay for long-term housing for displaced residents?
Does Hawaii have a master plan to guide rebuilding Maui’s destroyed buildings and infrastructure?
There are no restrictions in place. For now, it has been a lot of “talk”, but many owners of short term rentals are already selling ….
David David Mr Gov is from the government and knows best. Does government officials have renters in their homes or own rental properties? Asking for a friend.
If Hawaii has consciously allowed the growth of STRs (permitted), then It is what it is and will have to be addressed somehow. However, if this is a case of AirBnB running roughshod over the state with unlicensed STRs in R1 (residential) zoning, simply because no one is stopping them, then you got a problem and a choice to make. Rogue and random STRs have become a blight on residential neighborhoods all around the country. Here in SD county it is a huge and thorny issue. If you are among the people that made large, significant real estate investments on that basis, you just may have some chickens coming home to roost. If it’s just a matter of enforcement, there are a lot of absentee property owners in for a very, very rude awakening.
Hawaiis first dictator.
What happened to the families home owners insurance. Why are the insurance companies not paying out to the families who had insurance coverage and why are these families not being allowed to rebuild on Their land. Why Is FEMA Involved At All. And who does our Governer think he is dictating what people should do and if they dont comply, what, he’s just gonna act like a bully?
just wondering because the whole situation looks very fishy.
Folks in the fire zone can’t live or rebuild in the burn zone because power, water and sewer service is unavailable in most cases. The properties are contaminated with toxic ash which is unsafe.
For properties that are mortgaged, The lenders won’t sign off on the insurance claim release except to cover the remaining principal balance of the loan. It has been reported that many owners are uninsured, or underinsured.
I doubt owners could get loans at this time to finance new construction.
Thank goodness FEMA is here to fund, among other things, the costs of housing for displaced fire victims, and funding of the toxic ash removal through the Corp of Engineers.
Exactly. Hope that gives some clarification to those who wonder why one individual cannot just get their house rebuild in the mids of chaos. As much as I didn’t like how FEMA handled the housing situation, at least they are cleaning up the grounds and the Mayor just decided on a permanent site for the ashes and debris from the fire. Looks like things are moving forward.
Exactly! Many were under insured and not insured. That was a choice and should not be put on other taxpayers.
In case you own property, check your insurance. Most people who have owned their property for a long time got their insurance when they bought the property, in many cases 30+ years ago and even with a slight annual increase, it’s not enough to rebuild at today’s cost. I certainly checked my insurance after the fire in Lahaina (I was not affected) and increased my contribution.
Just a few cities and countries (most much larger populations than the entire State of Hawaii) where speculative short term rentals have been severely restricted ……or banned entirely:
– New York City
– Barcelona
– New Zealand
– Palm Beach
– Berlin
– Amsterdam
– Santa Monica
– San Francisco
– Canada
– Malaysia
– Irvine
– Japan
– Many, many more cities and countries….
Everyone knows speculators hoarding housing to try to make a profit with mini-hotels in areas zoned residential is terrible for society.