05-22-2026, 02:23 PM
Another new property class created this year would be “long-term rental,” set at a rate of $7.75 per $1,000 of taxable value, which council members have justified as an incentive to encourage second-home-owners to rent their properties to residents at reasonable rates."
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If they really wanted to encourage more long-term rentals, they would drop that rate further AND do a re-write of the landlord/tenant laws to stop favoring abusive tenants.
Fun fact: The Hawaii County Sheriff's department refuses to do evictions. You have to hire Maui County Sheriff deputies, pay for their flight, hotel, meals, transportation, etc. to do an eviction.
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If they really wanted to encourage more long-term rentals, they would drop that rate further AND do a re-write of the landlord/tenant laws to stop favoring abusive tenants.
Fun fact: The Hawaii County Sheriff's department refuses to do evictions. You have to hire Maui County Sheriff deputies, pay for their flight, hotel, meals, transportation, etc. to do an eviction.