Maui County passed a vacation home rental bill that will take effect this June.
As many of you may remember Maui used to have many transient "vacation short term" homes to rent similar to B&B's without all the extras. Folks visiting from all over the world were stunned when they were shut down as they were not "legal". No process was put in place prior to the shut down to make them legal and Maui's economy did suffer as a result as well as our tourism numbers especially in areas like the North Shore.
Now after a few years we will have a new streamlined system by the planning department that will legally permit these homes to allow vacation rentals. There will be rules including how many can operate in each area of the island, similar to the B&B bill. Neighbors will have to be informed and large sign erected again similar to what we saw with the B&B process.
The North Shore area will be allowed 88, Hana will have 48, 40 for Upcountry, 36 in Central and 100 in the busy area of South Maui and the West side will have 88.
There will have to be a nearby property manager in charge of the homes including checking in/out the guests and quiet hours will be 9pm to 8am. Ample off street parking will have to be provided and the homes can't have more than 6 bedrooms.
We welcome this change and look forward to seeing those visitors who missed staying in a neighborhood as opposed to a hotel setting.
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I actually had a friend who was staying in one of those maui vacation rentals when they shut them down. He wasn't very happy about his honeymoon getting cut short :)
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