HI HB84

Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 46-4 to explicitly authorize counties to enact ordinances allowing for amortization or phasing out of permitted, nonconforming, or otherwise allowed short-term rentals over a reasonable period of time in any zoning classification.

Defines "short-term rental" as payment for use or swapping/bartering/exchange of a residential dwelling or portion thereof for a stay of less than a specified number of days (to be determined by county), by someone other than the owner, and includes transient vacation rentals as defined in Section 514E-1.

Clarifies that amortization or phasing out of nonconforming uses does not apply to existing residential single-family, duplex, or agricultural uses, except for permitted, nonconforming, or otherwise allowed short-term rentals.

Makes technical amendments to Section 46-4 including changing "which" to "that," "such" to "the," and updating references to "city council" to "council of any county."

Effective date: July 1, 3000.