When Cheryl Mander’s Vrbo rental in Hawaii is uninhabitable, the rental platform agrees to cover her new accommodations. But then it backs out. What happened? Q. My family and I recently rented a ...

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HONOLULU — A single mother of two, Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving to buy a house in the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. But after a devastating fire leveled Lahaina in ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - In January, Gov. Josh Green put an emphasis on Hawaii’s housing needs in his State of the State address focusing on recovery in Lahaina. “Believe me when I say this, I’m ...

The State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) issued the Hawaii Vacation Rental Performance Report. This vacation rental report was for the month of April ...

Compared to 2019, occupancy for Hawaii vacation rentals fell last year, as did unit supply and demand. Hawaii hotels brought in $5.5B in revenue in 2024 Plans progress for $136M West Oahu ...

Q: My family and I recently rented a house through Vrbo for a vacation stay in Hawaii. When we entered the home, we were immediately hit with a strong smell of mold. Upon further inspection, we noted ...

DEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: My family and I recently rented a house through Vrbo for a vacation stay in Hawaii. When we entered the home, we were immediately hit with a strong smell of mold. Upon ...

Q: My family and I recently rented a house through Vrbo for a vacation stay in Hawaii. When we entered, we were hit with a strong smell of mold. We noted and took pictures of black mold on the smoke ...