On July 24th 2025, the Housing and Land Use (HLU) Committee of the Maui County Council voted 6–3 to advance Bill 9 with amendments. As written, the bill would phase out approximately 6,000 legally permitted short-term rentals (STRs) in apartment-zoned districts by December 31, 2030.
This vote moves the amended bill out of committee and closer to a final decision by the full County Council. A date for the full Council hearing has not yet been announced, but we will share information and next steps as soon as they become available. The adopted amendments include significant changes to the phase-out structure, timeline, and enforcement provisions. Highlights are below, and a full amendment summary is attached for your reference:

Revised Phase-Out Dates:

·        West Maui: STR uses must cease by January 1, 2029.

·        All other districts: STR uses must . ...

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Classification


Time Share – real property that is subject to a time share plan as defined in section 514E-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes.


Non-owner-occupied - real property improved with a dwelling that would not be classified as “owner-occupied,” “hotel and resort,” “time share,” “TVR-STRH,” “commercial,” “industrial,” “commercialized residential,” or “long-term rental."


Commercialized Residential – real property that serves as the owner’s principal residence and has been granted a bed and breakfast home permit, a short-term rental home permit, or operates as a transient vacation rental, and cannot qualify for a home exemption.


TVR-STRH – lodging or dwelling units occupied by transient tenants for periods of less than six consecutive months, including real property that does not . ...

At this time we are currently focused on meeting immediate housing and shelter needs as well as volunteering where needed.
If you are looking to make donations please consider: Maui United Way and/or The Hawaii Community Foundations Maui Strong Fund
If you are urgently looking for housing options or looking to open your home/property to those in need please contact The Realtors Association of Maui 
If you are looking to donate to individuals or families directly please email or call me for more information. ...

I am not a Leasing Agent and I do not manage properties or post rentals on Craigslist.
Currently we found them using a property at Luana Kai & Koa Lagoon (Both in Kihei)
There is a new scam on Maui using my name to post rentals. The email address is: ChrstphrBarca@Gmail.Com
Similar to my name without the vowels. The Sender Name is Christopher Barca. 
So when someone see this and googles my name to see if the ad is legitimate they immediately see all my 5 Star reviews and articles and bio.
Here is an example screenshot:

They ask you to wire money here:

Name: Christine Jackson
Bank name: Woodforest Bank
Account number: 8039206431
Routing number: 314972853
Swift Code: WONAUS44
We have alerted the FBI and Maui PD. Please be careful out there.

We are suggesting that if you come across a scam that it be reported to the Internet Crime Complaint Center of the FBI, you may file a complaint here: https://www.ic3.gov/Home/ComplaintChoice 
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