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HRS §514E-5

Where Time Shares and Vacation Rentals Are Allowed

This section bans time share units, time share plans, and transient vacation rentals, but allows existing ones to continue. New ones are only allowed in certain areas or hotels that the county approves, with a special rule for large counties.

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The statute, as written — Geographic limitations

(a) Except as provided in this section, time share units, time share plans, and transient vacation rentals are prohibited. (b) Existing time share units, time share plans, and transient vacation rentals are not impaired by the provisions of this section. (c) Time share units, time share plans, and transient vacation rentals are allowed: (1) In areas designated for hotel use, resort use, or transient vacation rentals, pursuant to county authority under section 46-4, or where the county, by its legislative process, designates hotel, transient vacation rental, or resort use; (2) In a hotel where the county explicitly approves such use, in advance, as a nonconforming use; or (3) In a county with a population in excess of five hundred thousand, in an existing hotel that is a valid nonconforming use under county ordinance.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§46-4 How counties make and enforce zoning rules

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