Council to consider regulating vacation rentals

[HI_Someday]

We've stayed in a hotel in Hilo our first trip (Naniloa) and VRBO our last trip (Hilo and Honokaa). The main reasons we stayed VRBO was 1) a kitchen where we can cook and have a decent size refrigerator, 2) washer/dryer for clothes and 3) space/privacy. I suspect a lot of people like these things when traveling. Clearly there's a demand; a vacuum that traditional business, with few exceptions, aren't filling, so it's being filled by other means.