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Airbnb presents $1 million check to Hawai‘i food banks, joins volunteers for service day
Airbnb’s gift to Hawai‘i Foodbank will help provide food for approximately 2 million meals across the entire state.
Airbnb gifts Hawaiʻi Foodbank with $1M donation to combat rising food insecurity
Hawaiʻi Foodbank has announced a $1 million donation from the Airbnb Community Fund that will help to provide food for approximately two million meals to families, kūpuna and keiki in need across the islands.
Maui County leads state in availability of vacation rental unit nights in August
While Maui County’s resident population of roughly 164,000 represents about 11% of Hawaiʻi state residents overall, the Tri-Isle county had the highest supply of available vacation rental unit nights of any county in the state in August, according to a report by the Hawaiʻi Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism.
Barcelona reins in vacation rentals to protect housing for residents
Just as Maui County is seeking to phase out transient vacation rentals in apartment-zoned districts, the European city of Barcelona, Spain, has imposed some of the most restrictive vacation rental rules on the planet, according to the World’s Best Cities Report 2024.
Bill to exempt property taxes for owners renting long-term to Maui fire survivors passes first reading
The Maui County Council on Tuesday passed the first reading of Mayor Richard Bissen’s Bill 131 that provides 100% property tax exemptions to owners of short-term rentals, timeshares and non-owner occupied homes who rent at least one-year to Maui fire survivors.
Maui wildfire survivors transition to hotels, timeshares and Airbnb units
FEMA will conduct eligibility reviews by mid-September, after which survivors who have registered for FEMA assistance and whose homes are deemed uninhabitable, may remain in a hotel until they find their own housing solution or do so with the help of a dedicated caseworker.
Maui Mayor Signs Agreements with Expedia and Airbnb to Curb Illegal TVRs
The agreements provide for platform cooperation with Maui County to help facilitate effective enforcement of Maui County laws that prohibit unpermitted vacation rental operations.
