HI SR52

Urges each county in Hawaii to develop and administer a permitting system for non-permitted, owner-occupied transient vacation units

Directs counties to publicize the permitting system to maximize public awareness and may contract with advertising agencies to accomplish this goal

Hawaii Tourism Authority estimates 27,177 transient vacation rentals are advertised online statewide, with 79.6 percent being entire housing units rented to visitors

Seeks to encourage owners of owner-occupied short-term rentals to properly register their properties through a county permitting process

Requires certified copies be sent to planning directors and commission chairpersons across all four counties (Honolulu, Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui)