TVR Legislation Update: March 25, 2026
On April 7, 2026, Bill 147 will be introduced in the Policy Committee on Planning, Land Use, and Economic Development (PCPLUED). This hearing will be to refer the bill to the Windward and Leeward Planning Commissions. After the planning commissions both review and provide their recommendations on the bill, it will be returned to PCPLUED for amendment and further committee review. Once passed out of committee, it will have a minimum of two hearings in council.
Past Webinars
Watch the September 5 Webinar
Council Member Heather Kimball and Council Member Ashley Kierkiewicz provides a summary of the findings from the Economic Impact Study, an overview of Ordinance 25-50, and answer questions on the implications of the ordinance.
Webinar Q&A responses coming soon.
Watch the April 17 Information Briefing
Council Member Heather Kimball, Council Member Ashley Kierkiewicz, and Planning Director Jeff Darrow provide an informational briefing and answer questions on the newly proposed legislation on transient vacation rental registration process.
AUDIO SUMMARY
We summarized the entire webinar and created a quick and clean audio summary for easy listening
Watch the November 6, 2023 Draft 5 Video
Council Member Heather Kimball, Planning Director Zendo Kern and Deputy Director Jeff Darrow provide an informational briefing and answer question on Draft 5 of the proposed TAR bill for Hawai'i County'.
Watch the January 2023 Proposal Video
Watch the November 2022 Proposal Video
Council Members Ashley Kierkiewicz and Heather Kimball hosted a community informational briefing on proposed changes to Hawai'i County's vacation rental regulations. Amendments come nearly four years after the initial vacation rental ordinance was adopted in November 2018, and looks to comply with recent changes to Hawai'i State Statute, which refers to these rentals as Transient Accommodation Rentals or TARs.
Download November 2022 Meeting Materials
November 2022 Presentation Slide Deck