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Sure you can! Just choose a rental outside of the resort district and we will always welcome you to Oahu! 🙂
Hello,
Are the rentals in the Ilikai still legal?
Natalie
I am a little confused about short term rental in Waikiki. We usually come for 10 days in January and stay in a condo 2 blocks off Waikiki beach. The owner notified us the other day that he will be forced to sell his property because of the new law. Reading some of the above information not sure what happens in a resort area. I understand the neighborhood out of resort area. Please clarify for me and can I rent for 10 days in Waikiki. Maybe the owner is confused. Hope this is still allowed . Thank you
Hi Gloria.
We are not in a position to speak to your rental specifically. If it is a legal short term rental you are fine, if it is not, then there may well be an issue. Legal rentals have a transient vacation rental number. This should be clarified with the rental manager/owner.
Aloha.
Go to Hawaii Property Rights Association on Facebook. Vacation rentals aren’t going anywhere. The govt’s actions are unlawful and not protected under the state and federal constitution.
In March I signed, in good faith, a rental contract for a house for a family reunion over Thanksgiving. Recently, after finding that the property had been removed from the rental site, I made inquiries of the site, the property manager and the owner as to why it was removed. I was told simply,”they [the owner] no longer wished to rent” but was assured that my rental contract would be honored. After a subsequent inquiry, I was told about a “new” Honolulu ordinance, effective August 1, restricting rentals like this had been passed but received further assurances that my rental contract would be honored. Assuming I rely on those assurances, what is a renter’s liability should an inspector/enforcement person shows up and determine that an illegal short term rental is in place? Thank you.
Hi Bill.
Sorry to hear about your issues and concerns. Unfortunately we don’t know the answer to your question. Our thought would be to first contact the county or the Honolulu mayor’s office to get pointed in the right direction.
Aloha.
Is the Aloha sprit dead? I try to spend a week in Oahu once a year but no longer feel welcome. I am now eighty three years old and not able to afford a thirty day vacation in Hawaii. What a shame.
Aloha! Thank you for this article, as it clarifies the new rulings. It is a fact that real estate has gone up dramatically on Oahu. However, I think it would be better not to throw out the baby with the bathwater in regard to short term rentals in residential communites! We depend on tourism to have a thriving economy. Why not crack down on out-of-state investors who don’t live on their properties at least a certain percentage of the year and who are not registered as Hawaii residents on their state tax documents (allowing for retired residents with more than one home). In addition, the tax dollars from any rentals in a town should be managed by that town so the citizens have a direct benefit and can make improvements and repairs to their communities as needed, making the space benefit tourists and residents alike. No one sees the impact of the vacation rental market in a town more than its residents. What resident would want to see their town and beaches deteriorate when the income from that is not readily available to address that impact? As residents, we enjoy the restaurants and the thriving shops, and we would love to also see the parks, beaches, and roads taken care of by those tax dollars. We could also have better control over how many rentals our community can support.
If I rent my property for 30 days or more do I need a TVU permit. If not how does someone know if it is legal or not?
Mahalo
Sherry
Hi Sherry.
Suggest checking with that department to be sure. By our read, it is not required.
Aloha.