Vacation rental owners say punishing them won’t solve Maui’s housing crisis
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- čas přidán 8. 05. 2024
- As Maui County officials move to ban thousands of vacation rentals, property owners are now pushing back.
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If you are not from Hawaii and don’t live here then you should not get a permit. She’s not wrong. I was born and raised in Hawaii and have been living in Kihei for the last 14 years. I guarantee the county was already planning on raising property taxes way high. To make up for the stupidity of their actions or lack of actions in Lahaina. But, that’s lady was one hundred percent right. They just needed a scapegoat and I think we found it. STR.
It's a stawman proposal.. Fire victims don't want to live in Kihei, etc.. so why ban STR's outside the burn zone? Bisson and his commie allies want to do this even without the fire.. but the typical Democrats they will do anything to further their agenda "Never let a good crisis go to waste" - Saul Alinsky
Locals won’t be able to afford the rents on these former STRs. The only people who will rent will be high earning remote tech workers and rich retirees who can afford to leave the properties vacant most of the year while they’re off vacationing in luxury elsewhere.
That what's gonna happen.. must will leave them empty...
If unable to rent as STR’s, the owners will be forced to lower rental prices for long term renters or they won’t make any money.
That’s the entire point of doing this.
@@The.Hawaiian.KingdomLandlords aren’t going to lower their rents because they have fixed costs like mortgage, HOA, property management fees, and insurance which they still need to cover.
@@pilauopala843
If they couldn’t afford the condo as an investment or vacation property, they shouldn’t have bought it… their greed is causing locals to not be able to afford THEIR mortgages, HOA’s and maintenance fees.
These people buying up second properties to be money machines for themselves, is what raised all these costs up in the first place.
Giving homes to Hawaii residents instead of tourists who just add pollution and traffic to the roads and nice places that locals enjoy, is the solution. Along with the rent for Hawaii born residents set at an affordable rate. This will give the families and next generation a chance to live in the communities they grew up in. Too many mainlanders with no being greedy, it’s not about the money.
You do realize that those tourists provide income to a lot of Hawaii residents and businesses? It is about the money.
@@mattbosley3531 tourism is not a reliable resource. It is working slave/service jobs while selling out our home for easy money. Tourist add so much pollution to the island with the added trash, land such as toilet use etc, air like cars and trucks lanes etc and sea from sunblock and walking in the reef etc, along with the heavy traffic through our beautiful locations. Try getting a real job that actually benefits the islands and produces some of which you consume, like farming. Here in Hawaii we live in harmony with nature and live to perpetuate its bounty and beauty. Not just use and abuse it for tourist $
Who abandoned the thousands of cars and trucks all over Maui? And the broken dishwashers, refrigerators etc? The tourists? I don’t think so just saying
Banning all foreign ownership would help she moved here when already an adult of from lower 48 can’t stop but could stop foreign countries. Can just raise taxes on the hotels.
Totally agree we need more housing. But to remove these rental short terms will actually hurt these communities. Our visitors in these communities utilize the mom and pop stores and all nearby establishments. Maybe they got to look at who is running these businesses. If it is a local family that is doing this to survive and potentially improve their quality of life; should be able to this type of business. Or someone that moved away and wants to come back to Hawaii and this is a way to do it. These local investors or owners of a BUSINESS will put the money back into the communities around the state of Hawaii. That and beach front will not be affordable. They got to be real. Who is really behind this PUSH? my guess is the hotel industry... who is really losing out? What was the situation before the fire? There are a lot of questions that should be answered before anything is done. Was this put to the people of Hawaii on the ballot?
Short term rentals are just a small business. Many are just your average person trying to make more income to be able to live n Hawaii.
Stop the short term rentals..the hotels will benefit the most and can and will raise their prices..due to NO competition..driving away tourists…
Those who lose the short term rentals will ask for bigger rents to make up their losses..not a win-win here..SAD
No where for us hard working tax paying residents to live....but plenty places for outsider tourists.
Facts are stubborn things.
Did you think you'd be able to live in an oceanfront condo on 1500 a month?
@@SeanD808
For $1500 absolutely… for the $10,000 a month they’re currently going for because of STR owners, no.
You’re absolutely right, Mike.
We need HOUSING, not vacation rentals.
*LOCALS FIRST!!*
Yes. Banning short term vacation rentals will not solve the problems, BUT it will definitely help. It’s a step in the right direction. Small steps.
They’re right. You know why? Locals dont have the money to buy homes to rent out anyways. The few that do, have old money(family money)
Maybe it won't work but, str's were getting way out of hand. How about all of the unpermitted str's? AND. . . How many str owners stepped up and helped a displaced family after the fire? Because, not all did. But, as soon as fema offered 200% of the normal rental, many many many were there to take advantage of that. So if you didn't help out, too bad.
Exactly!!!
It's not the job of the STR owners....it's the County officials to find housing of the displaced victims. These displaced victims may have housing later but won't be able to afford to rebuild because there won't be jobs for them in the island. STR provides so many jobs for locals. Hawaii is doomed because their county officials are corrupt and do not know what they are doing. STRs provide so much funding and county makes so much money...but where is it? Pandemic came and tourists didn't come to the island and what happened? It almost killed the island and its residents. No short term rentals? That is where this is heading...living like it's pandemic all over again. The whole island will be a ghost town.
@@NoreenMcKinley
Liar 🤥!!!
STR’s do not provide “so many jobs”, they provide a side hustle for a few people, but nothing anyone can live off of!
*We need housing!!! Not vacation rentals!!! LOCALS FIRST!!!*
Cry more, Noreen, go comment on every comment that’s against STR’s and tell your lies, be deceptive and mislead by trying to compare STR’s to the pandemic, you look foolish! The pandemic was abrupt and even locals weren’t out in the community spending money, so OBVIOUSLY businesses suffered, it’s not comparable! But we adapted and found ways to thrive, we found inspiration to start new careers, to start our own businesses, and that’s a perfect example of our resilience and that we CAN survive without tourists, just like we used to.
@@NoreenMcKinley 🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥
@@NoreenMcKinley How do STR's provide jobs for locals? By hiring cleaners? Do those jobs provide health care and retirement benefits? And how are property taxes on STR's more lucrative for the state than on LTR's?
With the huge need that the state obviously wants to address. Why not build a some town homes or let people build tiny homes. A lot of the need is really for single and two people rentals. You could put 5 or 6 of these units on a lot and then would open up larger home space in existing communities. A lot of the rentals are industry workers (maybe, not sure of the numbers) like bartenders, waiters, servers... Let the people or owners do what they want and can without going through red tape. They build it safe (have an inspector on site to inspect as they go) under supervision and immediate permit approval on the spot. Then things may start to happen and possibly change the whole way housing is done in the state of Hawaii. thinking out loud. why not?
"ignoring lack of gov planning" is the truth ... and clearly Hawaiian Homelands history reflects it most obviously ... the colonial gov has never changed
The STVRs make major bank as BnBs. It got out of control because the number of units were never regulated. Now these property owners feel entitled to $150/night+ BnBs. Most of them are not kanaka maoli but transplant who jumped on the train. So many STVRs has contributed to an imbalance to the socio economic well being of Maui. They won’t like it but something has to give and the number of STVRs needs to be reduced. The health of our people and our community takes precedence. The tax loss from BnBs will be felt somewhat but the chance of stability in the housing market will be worth it.
Oh my gosh what is wrong with u guys let the people from the fires get it together than u guys can go back to what u was wat the hick just let the people heal jeez it's not forever the faster u let this go the faster they can get on there feet
Their correct, and its only the beginning, further action is needed.
On May 2nd, the Mayor of Maui announced plans to file a bill on June 25th to stop all short-term rentals in the Minatoya list A1 and A2 apartment-zoned areas. While the focus is currently on this group, the county now has the authority to change zoning regulations island-wide. This could result in the elimination of approximately 7,000 vacation rental units (over half of the island's vacation rentals) reducing income to the island by approximately $1.2 billion and the loss of approximately 14,000 jobs and the supporting small businesses. The county’s efforts are to force the use of these units into long term rentals for displaced residents of the Lahaina fire.
I hope locals can afford the rent when FEMA will no longer pay their rent! And they won't have jobs...... loss of 14,000 jobs! Their government cannot find a COMMON ground really??? They have enjoyed the $1.2 Billion income for years from STRs! When there is no more STR income and long lines at the UNEMPLOYMENT office and applicants for EBT!
they interview one homeowner like she's some kind of expert?
She owns an STR property... how about you?
Of course she’s going to be opposed to banning STR’s, it’s her money making machine at the detriment of locals.
Greedy outsiders! Same story, different day.
@@SeanD808 and now it'll have to be a ltr. . . Stop crying!
Take your business somewhere else lady
I agree this won’t solve the issue. These people want affordable cheap/free housing. Which like the lady in video said it’s not what that’ll be.
If they can’t afford housing right now, what makes you think they can afford these condos that are at prime location it succeeded with short term rental ?
Don't forget they just stole all the property in Lahaina after the bogus freak grass fire that incinerated houses and cars full of people after roadblocks made them turn around. A good start would be to send gov green back to where ever he came from, everything always turns to sh_t where ever his he and his ilk get a foot in the door!
@@billscott-wm8kq They didn't steal any property.
No one wants free housing. Yall must make up bullshit so you don’t feel lazy. Gotta imagine lazier people than yourself to make you feel better.
Ur forgetting the fact that all the houses that burnt down was majority was very wealthy people ..Soni need to chill out help the people first than u can get back to how ur life was
Without the option to do STR’s they’ll have to stop being greedy and rent long term to locals for more reasonable prices, as opposed to the $10,000 a month they’re charging now, or they won’t be able to make any money. That’s the point of doing this!!!
Vacation rentals and car rentals should have stepped up to the plate not forced to, now they complain
7000 homeless people off the street
yes, but it looks good for certain interests
Bissen dumb. What's he going to try next, tell landlords the rent amount they can charge?
Monster homes rooms for decent rent
People like this Haole. Started the downfall of our home. Raise the property Tax on out of state owners!
Racist a HOLE, yes you, it’s never going to go back to Hawaiians, its a state of the USA, accept and live with it mF
@@Benhavehope it’s not a state of the USA
Im more local than you coconut niga
@@yayacentella not an state of the USA?😂😂😂ignorant 🫵🏻
Take care the migrants instead
You mean TRANSPLANTS are upset. Too ftigin bad!:
now they sell at the highest price ever... hotels lobby and paid for protests.... getting millions a day for Lahina housing isn't enough.
Land Back housin back to you originals
The vacation rentals are obviously not native locals but mainland occupiers
Regardless....the locals won't be able to afford to buy and own in the island because there won't be jobs left in that island. Because of these STR properties, you have front desk clerks, maintenance, housekeepers, property management etc.
Then the prices will follow and come down. What does that mean ? AFFORDANLE HOUSING !! 😂
The overwhelming vast majority of STR’s do NOT have a front desk clerk, maintenance person, or property manager. Only STR’s in condos have that and those jobs are provided and paid for by the property owner, sometimes through HOA’s or maintenance fees, which all condo owners have to pay if they want to own the condo AND if locals were renting it long term it would STILL have to be paid, meaning those jobs would STILL exist. Your argument is as weak as toilet paper & belongs in the same place as toilet paper does too.
Your nose is growing in your desperation Pinocchio 🤥🤥🤥!
*🚫Ban STR’s Permanently!!🚫*
Your STR's have front desk clerks? Really?
@@mattkester4357 The CondoTels do... there are a variety of STR's...
@@mattkester4357
lol She’s grasping at straws out of desperation to keep her STR money machine going.
Pretending the economy will plummet without STR’s 🙄.
Comrade Bisson... Missin' Bisson should resign!
Banning STR will defintely styop maiunland investors from purchasing homes up for sell nowe that they cant make money off it. the rich may still buy it, but the doing well wont buy it if they cant earn as much from it.
Residents have been punished, now it's vacation rentals turn. Obviously the islands need stewards who give back, not just takers using up resources
The county council doesn't know how to grow the pot..
The STR vacation rentals have been punishing locals for years by driving up the cost of housing.
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I’ll give up my Kapalua condo…. For $5.5 million.
That lady ONLY care for herself, SHAME ON HER .
STOP her vacation rental .
This is not about punishing them. They were grandfathered in. They are just getting that up to date. Those properties will go down in value. That will make them more affordable. They don't have to replace taxes. They can cut some of the budget. They are down 600 employees now, so they're saving money. They can cut more. You can always find one person to interview to say "Some in Hawaii think.." but you should look at what the overwhelming majority of us think, not the right-wing owners of this news station.