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Here is how some shady Realtors and illegal vacation rental owners are trying to scam the City Officials and avoid violations with fake 30-lease contracts. The following is the “fine-print” found in some unscrupulous Oahu Real Estate Firms’ lease agreements: … Continue reading →

Aloha Neighbors; We need a strong showing of residents who want to keep Kailua a residential community. These bills will set the future of our residential, agriculture and apartment zoned neighborhoods.  This is crunch time. We must all step up to … Continue reading →

CRITICAL PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING September 5, 2018 – 1:30 pm Mission Memorial Building – 550 South King Street The Honolulu Planning Commission will hear resolutions RES. 17-052 CD1, RES. 17-163, RES. 17-164, RES. 17-301, and Mayor Caldwell/Department. of Planning & … Continue reading →

Star-Advertiser Editorial – Island Voices By Reverend Bob Nakata of the Faith Action for Community Equity, Victor Geminiani of Hawai‘i Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, and Rene Berthiaume of Hawaiihousing.org February 12, 2017 Airbnb is a $30 billion … Continue reading →

My Vacation Rental Work-Group Bill Was Gutted and Replaced – Ouch! March 23, 2017 By Senator Laura Thielen The Airbnb and vacation rental bill is becoming one of the “down to the wire” bills that will be decided in the … Continue reading →

City seeks crackdown on illegal vacation rentals Thursday, June 9th 2016, 6:30 pm HSTFriday, June 10th 2016, 2:04 pm HST By Rick Daysog, Reporter KAILUA, OAHU (HawaiiNewsNow) –Over the past five years, the city has issued more than $300,000 in … Continue reading →

George Atta, Director of the Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) issued a Declaratory Ruling that officially debunks the myth that illegal vacation rentals and B&B hotels can operate legally due to loopholes. Many illegal vacation rental owners, property managers and some unscrupulous … Continue reading →

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 →