Despite the expectation that the online lottery system to gain a legal permit to host a bed-and-breakfast on Oahu would begin in October 2020, it has not yet begun due to the passage of Ordinance 20-30, which modified Ordinance 19-18 and was signed by Mayor Kirk Caldwell on September 17, 2020.

SeptemOrdinance 19-18 would allow about 1,700 permits for B&Bs.

The City and County of Honolulu had received 2,133 complaints for short-term rentals and had issued 568 Notices of Violation (NOV).

JIllegal B&Bs will be placed under heavy fines (think $1,000 to $10,000 a day!).

It was supposed to start on October 23, 2022. This bill changed the minimum booking time from 30 days to 90 days.

ApBill 41 (21) CD2 and Ordinance 22-7 was passed changing on April 26, 2022.

Short-term rentals are allowed to continue to operate with a minimum booking time of 30 days.

District Court Judge granted the preliminary injunction to halt Ordinance 22-7. A ruling has been made on Friday, October 14, 2022, in favor of the preliminary injunction, so short-term rental owners can continue to operate with a minimum of 30 days. A court hearing was held on September 7, 2022, and no decision has been made, so a preliminary injunction was filed to delay the enforcement of the 90 days rule. Ordinance 22-7 of Bill 41 has received pushback from the community, where one advocacy group named Hawaii Legal Short-Term Rental Alliance (HILSTRA) has officially filed a complaint to contest it. There are some homes or condos outside of resort-zoned areas that have a short-term rental license grandfathered in from the past, but for the most part, if you run a short-term rental or Airbnb outside of the resort-zoned areas, then you're allowed to rent them for a minimum of 30 days. These buildings allow short-term rentals because they're located in resort-zoned areas (e.g. As of October 6, 2022, there are approximately 30 different developments or buildings that allow short-term rentals on Oahu. Oahu: Are short term rentals allowed in Honolulu? Can you rent an Airbnb in Oahu?

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