What Hawaii Governor Josh Green said today could be a blow to the Maui vacation rental industry.
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What Hawaii Governor Josh Green said today could be a blow to the Maui vacation rental industry.
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If they go through with this it will change how we spend dollars in Maui. We stay in a timeshare so we do not use private home rentals. We always buy at small local stores wherever possible and eat in small family restaurants. We will shop only at big box stores and eat only at chain restaurants. Why because the locals are creating this issue and we have friends who own and rent in Kehei and a neighbour went into a government rental program and they had locals refuse to stay in Kehei because they want Kanapali area units. I had several locals be extremely rude in small local stores on my last visit and they obviously do not want our dollars. Well the chains will get our dollars.
We are at west Maui now. Have been here for 2 weeks. Other than the tragedy and Front Street no longer an attraction, all is the same. We have been welcomed and treated with Aloha. It’s heartbreaking to hear the stories and we have helped by donating. Maui has always been expensive and that hasn’t improved. We have been coming here for 30+ years and will continue to until we can no longer manage the journey.
Governor Green’s comments are hurting all once again. Visit the short term rental message boards and rental sites on the web. Since these comments, people are increasingly afraid of booking Maui, worried that their rental will be taken away from them by the government. This is unfortunate, once again. These plans must be thought out and carefully considered before airing. Its just too easy to switch to another island, Cabo, Costa Rica, or a cruise. This is a sensitive situation. Stop giving tourists more reasons to stay away. Best to all my Ohana.
We have owned a STR unit on Maui since 1984. We spend 5 to 6 months a year on Maui, spread over approximately 3 trips. We rent out our unit when we are not there. It is impossible to do long term rentals when you use your unit regularly. We know many people who do the same. How does this fit in? A problem with the mixed messages that are being seen by potential tourists is that the overall tone is we need your money but we don’t want you. Doesn’t encourage travel.
The HTA can make plans, set goals to increase tourism on Maui however there is 2 major conflicts that I think need to be addressed by HTA before they waste their money.
There is definately a rift between those living on Maui that want 2 opposite solutions.
1 camp wants tourism to increase to help small businesses, employees whose jobs depend on the hotel/condo tourism, resturants, etc.
The 2nd camp is the Hawaiians living on Maui who do not want tourism to come back- period. One does’nt have to go far on social media to read/hear the comments- Tourist are not wanted.
I feel that unless the 2 sides come together tourism on Maui remains flat.
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