Waipahu has no long-term rental registry, but short-term rentals must register with DPP under LUO Sec. 21-5.730 and face a 90-day minimum stay in residential zones.
Long-term residential rentals are not registered with the City. Short-term and transient vacation rentals are regulated under LUO Sec. 21-5.730, adopted via Bill 41 (2021) / Ord. 22-7. Operators must register annually with the Department of Planning and Permitting, paying a $1,000 initial fee and $500 renewal. Outside resort-zoned areas, most rentals must have minimum stays of 90 days, which effectively prohibits Airbnb-style short stays in Waipahu's residential neighborhoods. Landlords of plantation-camp homes and multi-unit walk-ups need to ensure tenants are not sub-listing short-term rentals that would violate zoning and platform rules.
Unregistered transient rentals face DPP fines that can reach thousands of dollars per day per violation.
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