Honolulu Office of Housing
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Keith Ishida

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Honolulu Office of Housing

Marc Alexander

Executive Director
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Honolulu City Council

Joey Manahan

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Should Short Term Rentals Like Airbnb Pay Taxes Like Hotels?

Many Honolulu businesses and consumers think the time has come to tax Airbnb and other short-term rental sites with the same oversight and transparency as hotels. According to a Hawaii Tourism Authority report, Airbnb is the third... Read more
Many Honolulu businesses and consumers think the time has come to tax Airbnb and other short-term rental sites with the same oversight and transparency as hotels. According to a Hawaii Tourism Authority report, Airbnb is the third largest vacation rental platform in the state.The Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice found one out of every 24 housing units in the state is a vacation rental. Read less
Honolulu, HI ( Local)
December 20, 2017
Submitted by: Justin Hartfield
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Kekoa McClellan (AHLA)

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I'm the Hawaii spokesman for The American Hotel and Lodging Association and a Honolulu local. There's a problem with illegal short term rentals. They hurt local families. If you're operating an illegal short term rental like a hotel, you're not paying the same property tax as an operator.

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Troy Flanagan (AHLA)

April 27, 2018

Hi Troy Flanagan, Vice President of Government Affairs and Industry Relations at AHLA. Airbnb has been making back-room deals and strong-arming state and local jurisdictions into ‘voluntary’ tax deals with no transparency, oversight or auditing capability to ensure the company pays its proper share of taxes.  It’s like putting... Read more

April 27, 2018

Hi Troy Flanagan, Vice President of Government Affairs and Industry Relations at AHLA. Airbnb has been making back-room deals and strong-arming state and local jurisdictions into ‘voluntary’ tax deals with no transparency, oversight or auditing capability to ensure the company pays its proper share of taxes.  It’s like putting an empty jar at the counter of a retail store and asking customers to voluntarily pay sales taxes. There’s no accountability.

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Matt Middlebrook (Airbnb)

May 15, 2018

Hi Matt Middlebrook, Airbnb's Public Policy Manager here.  First, the big hotels complained Airbnb wasn't paying taxes and now, after we've remitted more than half a billion dollars and partnered with more than 400 governments, they've changed their tune. AHLA is waging a nationwide campaign against Airbnb but it's clear they... Read more

May 15, 2018

Hi Matt Middlebrook, Airbnb's Public Policy Manager here.  First, the big hotels complained Airbnb wasn't paying taxes and now, after we've remitted more than half a billion dollars and partnered with more than 400 governments, they've changed their tune. AHLA is waging a nationwide campaign against Airbnb but it's clear they care little about Hawaii. If they were truly concerned about vacation rentals in the islands, they would be targeting other platforms like VRBO and HomeAway that have a much larger presence in the state.

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Justin Hartfield

Interesting

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Replying to my own comment like a twit!

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Justin Hartfield

August 16, 2019

First!!!!

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Hawai'i Vacation Rentals: Impact on Housing and Hawaii Economy

2018/03/01 - Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice

National hotel group wants Hawaii to tax, regulate short-term rental sites like hotels

2018/04/30 - KITV Island News


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