Short-term Rentals on Hawaii Island (Hawaii Together)
Channel: ThinkTech Hawaii
Date: 2023-02-02

Proposed Law Could Harm Farmers, Economy.  The host for this show is Keli'i Akina.  The guest is Joshua Montgomery.  

Short-term rentals are controversial across the country. It’s no different in Hawaii County. Some members of the Hawaii County Council are proposing tighter regulations on hosted short-term rentals in the hopes that doing so will add to the county’s housing stock and reduce complaints.

Hawaii island resident Josh Montgomery isn’t so sure these new regulations are a good idea. Montgomery operates the Guard Well Farm in Holualoa and coordinates the Ohana Aina Association, which promotes homestays, farmstays and short-term rentals. Montgomery says many Hawaii island residents rent out rooms in their homes to vacationers to help make ends meet. 

On today’s episode of 'Hawaii Together,' Keli'i Akina, president and CEO of the Grassroot Institute, talks with Montgomery about this issue. The pair discuss the reasoning behind the proposed law, how it might affect Hawaii isle residents, and how concerned citizens can make their voices heard.

The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nA87XBgqRzAmCFmG39Wg_X

Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com.

ThinkTech Hawaii streams from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm HST on weekdays.  Check us out any time for great content and great community.

If you have any questions, please send them to: questions@thinktechhawaii.com.

Our vision is to be a leader in shaping a more vital and thriving Hawaii as the foundation for future generations. Our mission is to be the leading digital media platform raising public awareness and promoting civic engagement in Hawaii.

ThinkTech Hawaii is a Hawaii Non-Profit Corporation: 

President and CEO - Jay Fidell
Executive VP and COO - Carol Mon Lee
Chief Engineer - Eric Kallander
Station Manager - Michael Pangilinan
Production Manager - Hayley Ikeda
Administration Manager - Maria Sabio
Broadband Provider - Servpac Inc.

Underwriters:
Atherton Family Foundation
Carol Mon Lee
Castle & Cooke Homes of Hawaii
Center for Microbial Oceanography
Research and Education
Michael Sklarz
Catherine L. Cooke and the Cooke Foundation
Hawaii Energy
Hawaii Energy Policy Forum
Hawaiian Electric
Galen Ho of Immersive Worlds
Kamehameha Schools
Miner Foundation
Roberts S. Toyofuku and Pacific Law Insitute
Sharon Y. Moriwaki
Shidler Family Foundation
Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
Volo Foundation
Yuriko J. Sugimura

ThinkTech treats this video as licensed under a creative commons license, and invites the public to view, distribute, disseminate and share it under the terms of that license.

The information in this video is not to be relied upon as legal, medical, accounting or other professional advice. For legal, medical, accounting or any other advice, please consult with your own professionals.

The views and opinions expressed by the hosts and guests in this video are their own and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of ThinkTech, its management or staff or other organizations with which our hosts and guests are associated.