North Kona, South Kohala vacation rental hotspots
North Kona and South Kohala are home to about 80% of short-term vacation rentals on the island and 87% of complaints about STVRs registered countywide with the Planning Department.
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Popular Stories from 2022
Kilauea Volcano lava flow steady after starts and stops
HONOLULU — Kilauea Volcano is now erupting a steady stream of lava after a period of intermittent pulsing.
Editorial: 1 in 3 Americans now ‘alarmed’ by climate change. Why aren’t our leaders?
New results from a long-running public opinion survey show that about 1 in 3 Americans is now “alarmed” by global warming. Is it any wonder, given the horrific onslaught of fires, floods, heat waves and other climate disasters we’ve experienced in the last year alone?
Popular Stories from 2021
Vacation rentals take a hit: County looks to revise rules
The Big Island’s vacation rental industry took a hit during the coronavirus pandemic, leaving county government unsure how it would pay for the extra staffers hired to process permits in the department.
County honors homeowner association restrictions: Board of Appeals upholds planning director on vacation-rental issue
Hawaii County government won’t approve short-term vacation rentals where homeowner’s associations prohibit them, the Board of Appeals ruled unanimously Friday in denying an appeal from a Keauhou View Estates property owner.
