Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that expands the zoning powers of counties and adjusts the scope of accommodation tax laws in the state of Hawaii.

Highlights:

• Prohibits 30 to 89-day home rentals, or their advertisements, in any district on Oahu (Sec. 1). 

• Authorizes counties to guide the overall future development of local jurisdiction (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies and clarifies the following as the county authority: 

• Regulate the time, place, and manner in which uses of land and structures may take place; 

• Phase out transient vacation rental units in any zoning area; and 

• Expand the transient accommodations tax law. 

• Establishes the following as zoning powers granted by ordinance (Sec. 1): 

• Areas within which agriculture, forestry,  industry, trade, and business may be conducted; 

• Residential areas; and 

• Areas bordering natural watercourses, channels, and streams in which trade or industries fill or dump; 

• The location, height, bulk, and number of stores of a building; 

• The location of roads, schools, and recreational areas; 

• The density and distribution of the population; 

• Size of yards, courts, and other open spaces; and 

• Other regulations the board deems necessary. 

• Requires any civil fine or penalty provided by ordinance to be imposed by the district court or zoning agency (Sec. 2). 

• Authorizes injunctive reliefs ordered by the circuit court to supersede a proceeding (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that expands the zoning powers of counties and adjusts the scope of accommodation tax laws in the state of Hawaii.

Highlights:

• Prohibits 30 to 89-day home rentals, or their advertisements, in any district on Oahu (Sec. 1). 

• Authorizes counties to guide the overall future development of local jurisdiction (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies and clarifies the following as the county authority: 

• Regulate the time, place, and manner in which uses of land and structures may take place; 

• Phase out transient vacation rental units in any zoning area; and 

• Expand the transient accommodations tax law. 

• Establishes the following as zoning powers granted by ordinance (Sec. 1): 

• Areas within which agriculture, forestry,  industry, trade, and business may be conducted; 

• Residential areas; and 

• Areas bordering natural watercourses, channels, and streams in which trade or industries fill or dump; 

• The location, height, bulk, and number of stores of a building; 

• The location of roads, schools, and recreational areas; 

• The density and distribution of the population; 

• Size of yards, courts, and other open spaces; and 

• Other regulations the board deems necessary. 

• Requires any civil fine or penalty provided by ordinance to be imposed by the district court or zoning agency (Sec. 2). 

• Authorizes injunctive reliefs ordered by the circuit court to supersede a proceeding (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text