Short Term Rental Legislation Notes
Please read the MVRA September 7th Blog Post. This blog post from MVRA contains the most recent information about current efforts to educate the community abut the importance of the mid- and short-term rental industry.
https://mvra.net/Poll-Results/13403697
Activities include:
An in-person meet-up on September 18th at Maui Brewing Company. This is an opportunity to connect with MVRA Board Members, Airbnb’s policy and advocacy team, and hear the latest updates on Mayor Bissen's proposal to phase out short-term rentals.
An alliance with other organizations involved in the short-term rental industry and a PR specialist to reshape the negative narrative on short-term rentals.
Participation at the Hawaii State Association of Counties September conference. MVRA Executive Director Caitlin Miller, along with Kelly Lee, Executive Director of the Oahu Short-term Rental Alliance will be panelists at the HSAC conference. Their participation will help ensure the STR industry voice is heard during the discussions.
Link to the Facebook page "Short Term Rentals are not the Problem" This group has over 1000 homeowners with units on the Minatoya list sharing updates. Recently, they’ve posted interviews with Maui Council candidates discussing their positions on key issues.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/297537766779398
Link to data from Matt Jachowski Powerpoint presentation
https://app.helpingmaui.org/data/minastats
Maui Residents Poll on STRs from mvra.net
BISSEN BILL AND SHORT-TERM RENTAL BANS UNPOPULAR AMONG HAWAIʻI AND MAUI VOTERS ACCORDING TO NEW POLL (mvra.net)
The Chamber of Progress compiled some of the most compelling testimony given during the meetings. Links to those testimonies are below. (control + left click on a mouse opens up a new window with the testimony)
[Testimony 1]
[Testimony 2]
Former Hawaii Attorney General explains why STR legislation will fail. Three minute testimony.
https://www.reddit.com/r/maui/s/xeHuMFA0Go
In the documents below, I've added a letter from a legal firm engaged by Air B&B. It expresses their opposition to the legislation and states that is likely unlawful.
Please note that this letter is dated June 24th 2024. This was before the vote by the Commission.
On July 25th 2024 The Maui Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend the phase-out of about 7000 of Maui's short term rentals.
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