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Aloha Friends,
Now is the time to speak up against the county's decision to shut down all vacation rentals. It has become a crucial issue, and is very serious. We need your support.
We ask you please to take a few minutes and go to this resident's petition and tell them your opinion.
Just click on the link below
Resident,s Petition
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Isn't this new county law already in place. From what I have heard from different people the Maui County Council has already brought in the new laws. Apparently the problem is not so much that you can't have holiday rentals. The problem is that the new framework which will regulate holiday rentals hasn't been released yet.

A similar situation has been in place for New York City for the last few years. Agencies have found ways around this by drafting up "clever" contracts where you are staying as a "guest" of the owner and you pay the agency a heft "finders fee". The agency then takes they 10% cut and somehow pays the property owner.

Admidately this will up the prices for holiday rentals but given that local council both here in OZ and the USA seem to be a very greedy bunch these days I doubt that any petition will change this new law.

I singed the petition anyway... who knows...

**** the place at sprecks we have stayed many times is now out. My god I am signing ASAP

Thats maui bra!!haha. The funniest thing I heard was that alot of the locals were complaining that the existance of the vacation rentals was increasing the value of their own properties, and therefore having to pay more tax Tough life over there eh.

any ideas on the hostel situation? I stayed at Banana Bungalow which was excellent... hope they haven't closed that as well.