HI HB1838

Amends Section 46-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to authorize counties to regulate zoning based on "the time, place, manner, and duration in which uses of land and structures may take place" as a new subsection (12) of permitted zoning ordinance subjects.

Allows counties to amortize or phase out transient accommodations uses in residential or agricultural zoned areas, explicitly excluding residential uses from the definition of transient accommodations.

Expands the definition of "transient accommodations" under Section 237D-1 to include shelters and vehicles advertised as including or with sleeping accommodations, subject to transient accommodations tax requirements.

Takes effect July 1, 2040, except Section 3 (transient accommodations tax expansion) takes effect January 1, 2025.

Responds to the Hawaii Legal Short-Term Rental Alliance court decision (No. 22-cv-247-DKW-RT) by clarifying county home rule authority to regulate short-term rentals through zoning ordinances.