Honolulu County, HI Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)

Honolulu's short-term rental rules build a three-strikes framework into registration itself, not just fines. 70-3(2)(C)(viii) already says any violation of the STR restrictions is grounds for administrative fines and nonrenewal unless corrected before the renewal deadline, and that recurring or multiple violations will result in denial of renewal requests. 70-3(2)(C)(ix) goes further: the director may revoke a registration outright, at any time, by issuing a notice of revocation, and subsection (aa) sets the numeric trigger, more than two notices of order within a one-year period for violation of the STR restrictions subsection.

The director can also revoke under (bb) if the owner or operator demonstrates an inability to operate without significant negative community impacts, including noise or nuisance complaints from neighbors, or under (cc) for any other good cause the director identifies. A revoked registration is gone for good in that sense: under subsection (x), STR registration does not run with the land and is not transferable, so a new owner or operator must apply for a fresh registration rather than inherit or resurrect one that was revoked. 150-2, including fines up to $10,000 per violation and up to $10,000 per day for continuing bed and breakfast or transient vacation unit violations.