If you’re planning a Hawaii trip and thinking about booking a vacation rental, there’s something you need to know before you ...

When Cheryl Mander’s Vrbo rental in Hawaii is uninhabitable, the rental platform agrees to cover her new accommodations. But then it backs out. What happened? Q. My family and I recently rented a ...

If you’re thinking about a vacation rental in Hawaii, you should know that the market is in a topsy-turvy state right now. Occupancy rates have dropped, but the rental rates are continuing to rise. It ...

Your Hawaii trip suddenly doesn't make sense before or after a storm, but the room or rental you paid for is still available. We just faced that choice ourselves.

HONOLULU — A single mother of two, Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving to buy a house in the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. But after a devastating fire leveled Lahaina in ...

Travelers looking to rent an Airbnb or VRBO in Hawaii will have to look a little harder. The Aloha State has signed a new bill that will put more regulations on short-term rentals, which are currently ...

Hawaii's visitor lodging market split in January: Hotels gained ground while vacation rentals saw softer performance. According to the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, ...

Hawaii is at a crossroads concerning the future of short-term vacation rentals, with potential legislation now in play that could reshape the tourism landscape of the islands. Newly proposed ...

Last year marked the first time census records showed that more Native Hawaiians live on the continent instead of their ancestral homelands. Jordan Ruidas, founder and organizer of Lahaina Strong, ...

DEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: My family and I recently rented a house through Vrbo for a vacation stay in Hawaii. When we entered the home, we were immediately hit with a strong smell of mold. Upon ...

Q: My family and I recently rented a house through Vrbo for a vacation stay in Hawaii. When we entered the home, we were immediately hit with a strong smell of mold. Upon further inspection, we noted ...