Hawaiʻi STR permits — every type, every county
Every short-term rental permit nomenclature in Hawaiʻi, with statute citation, renewal cycle, posting requirements, and the tax obligations that come with it. Operators across all 4 counties.
Maui County →
Transient Vacation Rental (TVR)
Maui County Code §19.65 / Bill 9 (2024)
Annual renewal. Moratorium on new TVRs in many districts.
Short-Term Rental Home (STRH)
Maui County Code §19.65 (apartment-zoned)
Apartment district permit, distinct from TVR in single-family.
Bed & Breakfast Home
Maui County Code §19.37
Owner-occupied only.
City & County of Honolulu (Oʻahu) →
Non-Conforming Use Certificate (NUC)
ROH §21-4.110 / Bill 41 (2022)
Grandfathered <30-day rentals outside resort zones. Annual renewal.
Bed & Breakfast Home permit
ROH §21-4.110-1 / Bill 89 (2019)
Owner-occupied B&B, limited new permits per year.
Resort-zone STR (≤30 day)
ROH Ch. 21 §21-3.50 (Resort District)
Waikīkī, Ko Olina, Turtle Bay — short-stay permitted as of right.
Hawaiʻi County (Big Island) →
Short-Term Vacation Rental (STVR)
Hawaiʻi County Code §25-4-6.2 (Bill 108-2018 / Bill 121)
Annual registration; non-conforming use STVRs grandfathered with proof of pre-2018 use.
Bed & Breakfast Establishment
HCC §25-5-72
Kauaʻi County →
Transient Vacation Rental Use Certificate (TVR)
Kauaʻi County Code Title 8 Ch. 11
Annual renewal; Visitor Destination Areas (VDA) and outside-VDA grandfathered uses differ.
Homestay / B&B
KCC §8-17 (Homestay rules)