Short-Term Rentals in Honolulu County, HI (2026)

ROH § 21-5.70-3(2)(A)(i)

The owner or operator of a bed and breakfast home or transient vacation unit shall register the bed and breakfast home or transient vacation unit with the department on a form prescribed by the director, and submit the following with the initial application for registration: (aa)   A title report for the subject property or a copy of the real property tax records listed on the department of bud...

ROH § 21-5.70-3(2)(C)(vi)(dd)

A copy of the house rules for the bed and breakfast home or transient vacation unit, which must impose quiet hours between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and for bed and breakfast homes and transient vacation units operating pursuant to nonconforming use certificates and located within the country, residential, or apartment zoning districts, the house rules must prohibit transient occupants from par...

ROH § 6-41.1(a)(29), (b), (d)

(a) The fees set forth in the following schedule for applications under Chapter 21 and for variances therefrom must be paid upon application: ... (29) Bed and breakfast home or transient vacation unit (A) Initial registration $1,000 (B) Renewal registration $500 (C) Advertisement registration $50 ... (b) Application fees are not refundable, notwithstanding provisions in the Revised Ordinances o...

ROH § 21-5.70-3(2)(C)(vi)(bb)

For bed and breakfast homes and transient vacation units that are not located in a multi-unit dwelling, a parking plan identifying the location and number of parking stalls available to persons associated with the bed and breakfast home or transient vacation unit (such as owners, transient occupants, visitors, or service providers); the parking plan must include illustrations, drawn to scale, s...

ROH § 21-5.70-3(2)(C)(ii)

Except for studio units, sleeping accommodations for all transient occupants must be provided in bedrooms or other rooms that are suitable for sleeping accommodations (such as a living room with a sofabed). No more than two adults may sleep in each allowable room in which sleeping accommodations are provided; (cc)   The total number of adult overnight transient occupants may not exceed two time...

ROH § 21-5.70-3(2)(C)(iv)

Insurance coverage required. The owner or operator must maintain at all times a minimum of $1,000,000 per occurrence in commercial general liability insurance or homeowner's insurance with business liability coverage. Additional homeowner's insurance umbrella coverage to meet the $1,000,000 in homeowner's insurance business liability coverage is also acceptable. Owners or operators may fulfill ...

ROH § 21-5.70-3(2)(A)(i)(cc)

For a bed and breakfast home, evidence of a real property tax home exemption for the subject property, and evidence that the applicant has a minimum 50 percent ownership interest in the subject property; (dd)   The initial registration fee for the bed and breakfast home or transient vacation unit in the amount specified in §

Revised Ordinances of Honolulu § 21-5.70-3

The owner or operator of a bed and breakfast home or transient vacation unit shall register the bed and breakfast home or transient vacation unit with the department on a form prescribed by the director... For a bed and breakfast home, evidence of a real property tax home exemption for the subject property, and evidence that the applicant has a minimum 50 percent ownership interest in the subje...

ROH § 21-5.70-3(2)(C)(ix)(aa)

(viii) The violation of any provision of this subsection will be grounds for administrative fines and nonrenewal unless corrected before the renewal deadline. Recurring or multiple violations will result in denial of renewal requests; (ix) The director may revoke a registration at any time by issuing a notice of revocation under the following circumstances: (aa) The owner or operator receives m...

ROH § 21-2A.40 (Penalties); § 21-2A.10 (Booking services)

§ 21-2A.10 Booking services. (a) It is unlawful for a person acting as, or on behalf of, a hosting platform to provide and collect, or receive a fee for, booking services in connection with any bed and breakfast home or transient vacation unit located within the city if such bed and breakfast home or transient vacation unit is not lawfully registered, permitted, or otherwise allowed as a bed an...