Hipcamp?

[Carey]

My read on B&Bs is that no permit is needed. It does not fall under the definition of "short term vacation rental" as they spelled it out, therefore the entire ordinance does not apply.

Not quite the way Hawaii County works , as there is a permit needed ($500 initial, annual review)
Section 25-4-7 of the Hawaii County Code outlines requirements for all Bed and Breakfast establishments on the Big Island.
In effect since only 1996, the rules allow their existence in almost any residential area. In a nutshell:

• Up to 5 guest rooms are allowable on lots of 15,000 square feet or greater.
  
  
• Room count may be adjusted for smaller lots.
  
  
• Up to 10 guests can be housed at any time.
  
  
• Guests may stay 30 days or less.
  
  
• The specific county permit required is based on the underlying zoning, required public hearing prior to permitting.
  
  
• Off-street parking must be provided.
  
  
• Owners are expected to live in the Bed and Breakfast dwelling.
  
  
• Only breakfast may be served.
  
  
• A Bed and Breakfast permit “runs with the land” meaning that once it is in place, it passes to subsequent owners.
  
  
• 145 permit applications from 1987-2013, 16 denials in that time, some had conditions applied due to neighbor concerns
  
  
•  Illegal operations: if a complaint is received, the department follows up with site visits, Internet and media checks for advertising and photos, as well as gathering any other pertinent information to verify if an operation is illegal (hence you must KNOW all of your neighbors, even if you have lots of acres - many on PW may remember one of our old-timers on a 20 acre farm that had constant issues with fellow 20 acre neighbor who went to the county on anything the PW member did anywhere on the Pahoa farm....
  https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/home/showdocument?id=56