Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Maui County Council spent seven hours of a public hearing behind closed doors Wednesday discussing the legalities—and likely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maui County Council members heard another full day of testimony Wednesday for and against a proposal to convert 6, 100 vacation ...

Alicia Humiston bought her condo in Lahaina after she visited Maui and fell for its rainforests, lava fields and the whales that gather offshore. She travels there about three times a year and rents ...

Paris Hilton faced criticism for her Maui vacation days after a wildfire claimed the lives of nearly 100 people and devastated the Lahaina community. Addressing the backlash, a source told Fox News ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- As Maui deals with the aftermath of the fires, tourists are still booked to visit the island in coming months. Many wonder if the island could possibly be ready for visitors ...

Valori and John Egan, at top, say they felt pressured to convert their short-term vacation rentals, including the condo they currently live in, above, at the Kuleana Resort in Napili-Honokowai on Maui ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Families of those who lost loved ones in the Lahaina wildfire could see $1.5 million payouts from a state fund as soon as February, the governor said. In an address Friday ...

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Last week, Maui County’s Mayor signed Bill 9 into law, after the county council approved the measure, intended to phase out thousands of vacation rentals. The bill is part of an effort to free up long ...

Honolulu — Lawmakers on Maui passed legislation Thursday aimed at eliminating a large percentage of the Hawaiian island's vacation rentals to address a housing shortage exacerbated by the wildfire ...

HONOLULU — An unprecedented proposal from Maui’s mayor to phase out vacation rentals would alleviate a severe housing shortage aggravated by the 2023 wildfires but would also shrink the economy, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. One resident of the devastated Hawaiian island of Maui has said that ...