Airbnb Rentals Could Be Harder to Come by in Hawaii. Here’s Why and When That Might Happen

New bills will give counties the power to limit short-term rentals amidst housing shortages.

Hawaii locals face the highest housing costs in the nation and one of the worst rates of homelessness. Lawmakers hope that phasing out Airbnb and other short-term rentals could help ease the crisis. Joshua Rainey/Dreamstime/TNS

By Grace Toohey From Los Angeles Times

Hawaii lawmakers are hoping that phasing out short-term rentals could help ease its worsening housing crisis, where locals face the highest housing costs in the nation and one of the worst rates of homelessness.