Hawaii County Council Bill 108-Update I have written several blog posts and shared several articles on Facebook regarding the Hawaii County Council’s efforts headed by North Kona’s representative, Karen Eoff to control vacation rentals outside of real estate zoned V (Resort-hotel districts), CG (General Commercial Districts) and CDH (Downtown Hilo commercial district) . Ms. Eoff continues to send updates as to the Council’s meeting agenda when it may involve Bill 108 that she has initiated and did so in late June. Bill 108 attempts to clarify that vacation rental activity should be only allowed in the “Resort Nodes” primarily and not in residential or agricultural zoned properties. That being said, the bill in its current form does in fact allow the current owners of homes built prior to 1974 on Agricultural land to vacation rent and also those on any “R” zoned property to continue to either vacation rent or allow future owners to vacation rent by obtaining a special use permit. It also imposes a fee whe...

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I have often speculated that Counties within the State of Hawaii would eventually start enforcing zoning laws relative to vacation rentals in (R) Residential Zoning and especially in (AG) Agricultural Zoning classifications. It has always been my understanding that vacation rentals of 1 to 30 days were only allowed in (V) Resort zoned property but I’ve often observed REALTORS and buyers openly discussing vacation renting properties outside of (V) Resort zones. A quick scan of Hawaii County rentals on VRBO.com will give you an idea of the many options for vacation rentals in communities like Waikoloa Village which is primarily zoned Residential and even Kohala Ranch which is zoned agricultural including grazing livestock herds. Property owners that have purposely purchased properties in communities that either expressly exclude vacation rentals in their CCR’s, or “understood” that vacation rental activity in their Residential or Agricultural zoned (non Resort zoned) communities was not allowed by zoning exclusions cont...

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