East Honolulu has no long-term rental registry, but short-term and transient rentals must register annually with DPP and are largely limited to resort-zoned areas.
Long-term residential rentals are not registered with the City. Short-term and transient rentals, however, are tightly controlled under LUO Sec. 21-5.730 (Bed and breakfast homes and transient vacation units), adopted through Bill 41 (2021) / Ord. 22-7. Operators must register annually with the Department of Planning and Permitting, with a $1,000 initial fee and $500 renewal. Outside limited resort-zoned areas like Koko Kai near Hawaii Kai, most new transient vacation units are prohibited, and minimum rental terms of 90 days apply in residential zones. Platforms and neighbors can trigger DPP enforcement by reporting unregistered listings.
Unregistered short-term rentals face DPP fines, which can reach thousands of dollars per day per violation.
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