The list of Honolulu hotels in development is larger than anything we can remember. That, as the future of Honolulu vacation rentals remains uncertain.
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The list of Honolulu hotels in development is larger than anything we can remember. That, as the future of Honolulu vacation rentals remains uncertain.
Please stop the corruption! Local families should be allowed to benefit from visitors coming. These hotels make billions of dollars, hire as few people as they can, pay workers as little as possible and all the profit leaves Hawaii to mainland corps or international investors. Who is benefiting from these visitors coming? Not our people! Often, even the upper management are brought in so not even the few higher paying jobs at hotels help locals. When tourists stay in our communities, in homes (or parts of homes) that belong to Hawaii residents, local families are directly helped. Money stays here! They dine at our local eateries, shop in our local stores, learn our ways and culture. Local families should be rewarded for owning a home!
Thank you soo much for your post! Finally, someone who isn’t parroting the nonsense the hotel lobby has put in their brains!
I used to work at Sheraton 15 yr ago as a cook and was making 23 hr way back then. We get pension also.everybody their get good wages as all but Hilton Hawaiian are al in local 5 union but we follow after their contract . So it pretty much the same pay
I Agree that families with homes of rental potential should have the ability to benefit from it, unfortunately the Council, who are not in need, don’t side with the general public on this. Their Intent is to Destroy the STR Market by Regulating it to its Demise. They are determined to Advocate for the Resorts and Hotels and eliminate All Competition from STR’S. Anywhere else in the country this would be met with Lawsuits and the Litigation would be Successful in the Vigorous Defense and Ensuing Compensation to the Injured Parties. But this is Hawaii. Read into that whatever you want as it will probably be True!
John De Fries, of Hawaii Tourism Authority is playing Land and Power with Hawaii like a Monopoly game. It’s sad see Hawaiia’s own destroying Hawaii, destroying communities and aina for personal gain. We need to recognize the powerful people and stop them from destroying Hawaii and displacing Hawaiian families… Please
The HTA doesn’t control things anymore. That job has been taken over by the The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement.
you just elected more of them.. oh well, no one campaigns on lets clean up the homeless, lets fund schools, lets get some public housing releif for residents, all they do is campaign against Short Term Rentals, totally ignoring hotels, and everyone drinks the koolaid
Beni You Are a Breath of Fresh Air! You’ve summed quite a lot up in your comment and it’s All the Truth. By Electing the Same People and even more Carbon Copies of them does Anyone understand the Harm they’ve chosen for Themselves? Things Will get much Worse, they all have had their Kool-aid and will continue to support their Big “Donor’s” Schemes to cancel out Any Competition. The Airport can’t get Permits but the Resorts and Hotels have lots of them, how?$$$? Hawaiians have Doomed Themselves and many Others, Sad but True!
Beni if they had campaigned on any,or all,of the issues they might have been held to their lies. It probably wouldn’t have made that much of a difference but they know that they will be reelected easier this way. They might have at least said that they would “look into” these issues while, ^5ing each other, laughing about it behind the scenes. Hawaiians have no idea how to use Their Votes to get what they need, Civics Class was a total waste.
Sadly. It the same party that in charge now. Too long to explained. But their been in office for over 10 yr and look at the decay. Pr growth only bring more problems on a bigger scale. Look at the Mississippi River that barge are scraping bottom, in warm our representatives in personal letters last yea. And a solution to kick start our farmer industry with tax 5 buck tax from golfer that goes to credit 5 buck matching their for low income at farmer market yo get 0 buck of veggies a week. Simple right? Not a single of 4 email I send got a interest replied. They don’t care.
And farmer cheep city water that free to them. The same price as it’s 53 golf courses they pay 78 cent per 10 thousand gallon. They say it recycle water that wrong only at ewa point that true. Farmer pay 1.45 for the same. It online
Anything that takes away from the Current Situation of Resorts and Hotels coming before what’s good for the people is Not being seriously considered. After all of these years doesn’t anyone yet understand this? Anything as “Experimental” as Farming must be approached with “Serious Discussion,” Many Study Committees, Soil Testings, More Discussions over Lunches and Dinners before the final reports decide that too much Fertilizers would potentially destroy the ecosystem! Sounds like $50 to $60 million wasted. The “Status Quo” Must Be Maintained!
Ewa Beach?! Well That should be interesting.
We’ve stayed on Oahu in vacation rentals many times. One time due to a hurricane threat we had to stay in a “resort” that was overpriced and not even close to our tiny vacation rental. Last year we stayed at a hotel in Honolulu for one night before we went to our rental because we had our adult kids and wanted them to experience Honolulu areas since this was their first trip. Our stay was not even close to our vacation rental. We’re coming this summer ’23 to a rental for our more than likely last ever trip to Oahu. These new rules say they are to protect Oahu. We love it here and are so careful of the environmental factors and the residents privacy. We will never stay in an overpriced hotel that can measure up to the vacation rental!
I meant to say the hotels can’t measure up to our beautiful vacation rentals.
That is the problem, more comfort and room at more sensible prices doesn’t fill the Resorts and Hotels. When They gain the upper hand by the elimination of their competition They become the Only Game in town. I do predict that if, or when, this occurs there will be a time frame of calm before the Next “Feeding Frenzy” begins. That’s when Every Resort and Hotel begins to Feed Upon the other for Prominence leaving the others to fend for whatever they can. The Blame for all of this is Traceable back to the Voters that keep the same party in charge. Do these voters go to Casinos and keep letting their money “ride” until it’s all gone? I often wondered who kept the Casinos Healthy, Wealthy and Wise, now I believe that it’s apparent Who!
Families would rather stay in affordable vacation rentals than in hotels.The move to kill vacation rentals in Oahu and give solely the privilege to hotels turning their facilities as vacation rentals is outright unfair, unacceptable and obviously prejudiced. Oahu has thrived because tourists on low budget could still come and enjoy especially those with young children. A reconsideration of existing policies and laws passed only to favor a select and influential few is in order and urgent for Hawaii’s growth and sustainability. Otherwise with existing economic conditions all over,who would go to expensive Hawaii even if they want to?Who would fill up those new hotel rooms? A case of big fish eating up small fish. Please be fair and just!
There are two issues here. Firstly that of Hotel chains charging appreciably more than Vacation Rentals and one can see the argument to allow a more cost effective option. Secondly is the location and provision of facilities. Many residents have found vacation rentals being set up in residential areas to the detriment of local residents particularly those with young kids or the elderly who do not mix with heavy traffic and some of the excesses in late night noise and activity which rentals can bring. I guess the compromise would be to allow zones where such rentals can be lawfully provided. I suspect that these would not be prime tourist choice sites and any development in these areas would attract Mainland speculation and drive up prices.
As far as “late night noise and activity” go, long-term renters have been having loud parties since time immemorial. Not to mention trash, couches and cars in the yard, Very loud music blasting from their own stereo systems facing outwards Every weekend. And they are a Lot harder to get rid of! At least short-term renters will be gone in a few days. Should long-term renters be banned from neighborhoods also?
Of course, not all long-term renters are like this, but the Vast majority of short-term renters aren’t either!
Has there been an Environmental Impact Study been done of the combined impact of full development and occupancy of all these projects?
This massive development sounds awful! What about infrastructure? Water? Power? Sanitation? Traffic? Oahu already has overdevelopment issues. This will only make it all worse.
Why would Anyone dare to honestly appraise those situations? If all of that were to occur then outlying areas might be cut off to provide the services to the new construction. Won’t the New Rail System, when finished in 2237, eliminate the congestion on all of the roadways in the area? That is the “Premise” behind building it. Bringing Problems to the Surface is “Counterproductive” and typically causes problems for those that should never have been affected. Remembering that should keep the Essential Services going, even if it becomes at a “Snail’s Pace!” Don’t worry until the Sewage Backs Up into your house.
You are witnessing the destruction of the island of Ohau.
These are only some of the finishing Touches of This Phase, it’ll get Much Worse.
It’s discussing the amount of development that is being allowed, does no one care about the locals who already can’t afford to live there so greedy corporate interests get rich..
Honestly No. It’s all about the Money that Tourists Spend. Your lives are very rarely considered and continuing to vote for the same types of people and their policies is Exactly what allows them to do what they please. If it sounds as if I’m throwing it in everyone’s face, it’s coincidental. Corporate Dominance and Greed are some of the Motivating Factors in all of this and Benefits the Politicians Immensely. Why continue voting for failed policies that don’t benefit yourselves? Maybe eventually?
So it didn’t take long why the $50 visitors fee is needed because new hotels are being built.
The $50 Fee is intended to Benefit the Specific Island that collects it. More picking the pockets of Tourists without any real identifiable Benefit. One thing for certain, it won’t go towards building affordable housing!
Once we found a vacation rental we loved on Oahu, there was no going back to hotels. We much prefer the North Shore when we visit. To be honest, we have not considered Oahu as a destination since they clamped down on vacation rentals. All the new rules and over-regulation of everything geared towards visitors has placed a big dark shadow over what used to be a fun destination.
I had warned previously that Oahu was the “Test Case” and when the legalities were settled it would be coming to Every Island, I was doubted. It will Effect Every Island and Green will make certain of it, Ige is His Hero.