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- Hawaii Gov.
- Josh Greene is shaking up the way Americans are visiting the Aloha State by doubling down on the regulation of vacation rentals.
- In his State of the State address on Monday, Greene, a Democrat, announced that 10,000 rentals would be removed from the market."We also have to return more homes to local families — including short-term rentals that have taken too many units off the market," said Greene.
- HIGH TOURIST TAX IN HAWAII DESIGNED TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGED BY LAWSUIT "In the coming years," he added, "we will support the counties as they bring more short-term rentals back into the housing market — so that more homes go to local families, not absentee investors." In May 2024, the governor signed legislation allowing counties to regulate short-term rentals with the goal of providing more affordable housing.
