A new University of Hawaii study identifies vacation rentals as taking significant housing stock away from residents, with 34,500 active STRs statewide. The report recommends restricting short-term rentals to increase residential housing supply and improve affordability.
- Hawaii had 34,500 active advertised vacation rentals statewide in 2025, up from 33,600 the previous year.
- UHERO economists say vacation rentals divert considerable housing stock away from residential use, especially on neighbor islands.
- The report recommends reducing short-term rental numbers as one strategy to increase residential housing supply.
- Neighbor islands have begun curbing STR use but officials say there is still a long way to go.
Source: Yahoo
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