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The City Council Zoning and Planning Committee wisely rejected the two resolutions (15-72 & 15-86) that would have made visitor lodging businesses “conforming” in residential zoning. It’s clear these lodging businesses are harming our residential neighborhoods by reducing our local … Continue reading →

Ikaika Anderson wants the definition of B&B’s modified so more illegal vacation rentals (TVU’s) will qualify for his proposed B&B permitting scheme. Anderson and the illegal vacation rental operators understand the label “Bed and Breakfast” has a warm and fuzzy … Continue reading →

Zoning Committee Hearing on Thursday June 18th 9AM Honolulu Hale: Committee Meeting Room Please Oppose Resolutions 15-72 and 15-86 Ikaika Anderson is proposing approximately 1375 B&B Hotel Rooms in Kailua and an unspecified number of stand-alone vacation rentals in “residential zoning”. Tourism sprawl is … Continue reading →

Lots of “love” at the Keep it Kailua booth today! We were ecstatic to see the overwhelming number of Kailua residents who support our efforts and are “outraged” over the City Council proposals to permit additional B&B hotels and vacation … Continue reading →

New State Study by DBEDT Declares Vacation Rentals Contributing to Housing Shortage! Oahu is facing a 26,000 home shortage between 2015 and 2025 and the conversion of residential homes into vacation rentals has contributed to the problem according to Department of Business, Economic Development … Continue reading →

Please Protect Kailua’s Neighborhoods! City Council proposes to legalize Vacation Rentals & B&B Hotels in Residential-Zoning Zoning Committee Hearing on Thursday April 2nd @ 9am The “illegal” vacation rental industry has swayed Zoning Committee Chair Ikaika Anderson to hear two new … Continue reading →

As we expected, Ikaika Anderson has included a new resolution 15-86 to be heard at his City Council Zoning committee meeting on Thursday April 2 that will allow vacation rentals (TVU’s) to proliferate in residential neighborhoods. Vacation rentals have no … Continue reading →

Enforcement Regulations Don’t Apply To Illegal Vacation Rentals (TVU) Council Member Ikaika Andersons’s resolution 15-72 regulations do not apply to illegal vacation rentals (TVU’s) as Anderson has implied on his official Facebook page. In fact, the words TVU or vacation … Continue reading →

A recent vote drew national attention to a rare Hawaii effort opposing tourism business. But board members only want the law enforced. MARCH 17, 2015·By CHARLES A. PRENTISS The Kailua Neighborhood Board passed a resolution on March 5 opposing any new … Continue reading →