#Public Beach Access

A proposal to establish new hotel zoning districts — a move that would allow roughly 4,500 short-term vacation rentals to survive a looming phase-out — faces an uncertain future after the measure was resoundingly rejected last month by the Maui Planning Commission.

The County has launched a new website with a map viewer to provide an online atlas of more than 200 public access locations and their features. For most sites, the viewer also features 360-degree photos of both the access point and the shoreline area, along with a depiction of the access path.

I read that hotels were prohibited from placing lounges and umbrellas on public beaches until the guests were actually present. If this is not legal, why is it tolerated?