What Happens Now That A Judge Has Blocked Honolulu’s New Short-Term Rental Law? 0 City officials could appeal to a higher court or find some way to compromise with property owners who rent their places for fewer than 90 days.
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi is scheduled to hold a press conference on short-term vacation rentals on Thursday, and he will have two starkly different choices to deal with one of the thorniest controversies facing local government officials in recent years.
On one hand the mayor can settle the lawsuit that has successfully blocked implementation of the law, which was set to take effect next week. That would mean giving in to people who want to rent out their residential properties to tourists — or anyone else — in blocks of at least 30 days.
On the other hand, Blangiardi can continue a fight that’s raged for years, spurred on by neighborhood groups, hospitality unions, housing advocates and hotel operators fighting against the short-term rentals.
