Found 4 blog entries tagged as Bill 9 Maui.

 Maui Bill 9 and Bill 88 Explained: Is Your Condo on the Minatoya Phase-Out Resolution List | Update August 2026

MAUI’S VACATION RENTAL REZONING: THE COMPLETE CONDO REFERENCE, LIST BY LIST

Updated August 13, 2026, by Eric West, Broker, Team West Maui

If you own a Maui vacation rental condo, or you’re thinking about buying one, the last six weeks changed your math.

Roughly 2,554 apartment-zoned units — more than a third of the approximately 7,000 units affected by Bill 9’s short-term rental phase-out — are now on a path toward permanent hotel zoning.

There’s a lot of confusing coverage out there, so this page organizes every affected complex into simple, scannable lists grouped by location.

Find your building, see exactly where it stands,…

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Maui vacation rental ban Bill 9 Signed Into Law: What the Short-Term Rental Phase-Out Means for West Maui, South Maui, and the Rest of the Island

Maui just entered a new chapter in its long-running housing debate.

Mayor Richard Bissen has officially signed Bill 9 into law, marking one of the most consequential zoning and housing decisions Maui County has made in decades. The legislation directly targets short-term vacation rentals (STRs) operating in apartment-zoned districts, with the stated goal of restoring housing availability for local residents.

For decades, certain apartment-zoned buildings were allowed to operate legally as vacation rentals due to historical zoning exemptions dating back to the late 1980s. These units are often…

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If you’re looking to buy a condo on Maui that allows legal vacation rentals in 2025, or you already own one, this guide gives you the most up-to-date, no-nonsense breakdown. The landscape has changed dramatically after the Temporary Investigative Group (TIG) Report, delivered on October 14, 2025 — and it directly affects which condos will stay legal for short-term rentals moving forward.

 

This is the most current and complete explanation of what’s actually happening.


1. Why Maui’s vacation-rental rules are changing

Three major forces brought us here:

• Maui’s housing crisis was already serious — the 2023 Lāhainā fires pushed it into emergency territory.

• Bill 9 was introduced to phase out short-term rentals in Apartment-zoned…

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Maui’s Vacation Rental Ban Bill 9 Hearing Postponed Again!

Maui’s Vacation Rental Ban Bill 9 Hearing Postponed Again! Update October 2025

By Eric West | Maui Real Estate Update | October 2025

If you’re about to scoop up a Maui vacation rental condo for the best price you’ve seen in the last five years, be sure to send a thankyou email to Mayor Richard Bissen, West Maui Councilmember Tamara Paltin, and of course the cash flush, fine folks at Lahaina Strong because nobody has done more to crash the market than this trio of “housing heroes.”

And oh yeah, in the process, they have not (nor will they ever) create one single affordable home on Maui from this abominaton of an idea.  Just  junk waves of economic destruction....that nobody wants to…

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