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Airbnb denounces Hawaii for subpoenaing hosts’ records
Reading Time: 2 minutesHawaii: Airbnb is fighting back against Hawaii’s attempt to find tax delinquents by subpoenaing hosts’ records of 10 years of invoices and receipts. Airbnb called subpoenaing hosts’ records an unprecedented “massive intrusion” that violates state and federal law. The company said in a filing in Hawaii Circuit Court that the request would cover private data […]
Volcano residents concerned by vacation rental law
Reading Time: 2 minutesHawaii: Vacation rental operators in Volcano fear the county’s latest vacation rental law will hit the community hard after the Kilauea eruption last year. The law, which comes into effect on 1 April, will prohibit certain short-term vacation rentals outside hotel and resort zones. Existing vacation rentals in the excluded zones will be required to […]
Destination Residences Hawaii announces its acquisition of Classic Resorts
Reading Time: 2 minutesHawaii: Destination Residences Hawaii has announced the acquisition of Classic Resorts Limited of Lahaina, a collection of five luxury condominium resorts and vacation homes in Maui and the Island of Hawai’i. These properties will expand Destination Residences Hawaii’s existing portfolio throughout the islands, joining Makena Surf, Polo Beach Club, Wailea Beach Villas, Wailea Ekahi Village, […]
Maui officials hire company to trace illegal vacation rentals
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Officials on the Hawaiian island of Maui have hired Colorado-based company LODGINGRevs to search out non-compliant vacation rental properties. The county Planning Department is expecting to receive the first list of potentially illegal operators by the end of this month. The department has usually found illegal short-term rentals through online advertisements, but operators have […]