Honolulu Ordinance 22-7 requires a 90-night minimum stay outside resort-zoned areas. Waikiki and designated resort zones may host stays as short as 30 nights or less with a permit.
Ordinance 22-7, enacted in April 2022, redefined short-term rental as any lodging under 90 consecutive days and banned new rentals of fewer than 90 days in most residential and apartment zones on Oahu. Existing nonconforming use certificate holders and properties in designated resort zones, primarily Waikiki along with parts of Ko Olina, Turtle Bay, and Makaha, may continue to host stays of 30 days or less when properly permitted. A legal challenge trimmed some provisions, but the 90-night minimum for unhosted rentals in non-resort areas remains the core rule. Registered bed-and-breakfast homes, where the owner resides on site, operate under separate caps. Stays of 90 days or longer convert the rental to a long-term tenancy under Hawaii landlord-tenant law, which changes notice and eviction procedures.
Contact your local code enforcement office for specific penalty information.
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