SAVE THE DATE! On Friday April 22nd, at 9 AM, the Maui County Council will decide whether or not to refer a draft bill to establish a limit on the number of transient accommodations allowed in Maui County. If the resolution passes, a draft of the bill will be sent to the Maui, Molokai and […]
COUNTY COUNCIL OVERRIDES MAYOR’S VETO, VISITOR ACCOMMODATIONS MORATORIUM TO BECOME LAW
Congratulations Maui! The County Council has heard our voices, and has voted to override Mayor Victorino’s veto of Bill 148, the Visitor Accommodations Moratorium. This bill will now become law, and will stop approval of any new hotels, timeshares, short-term rental homes, and transient vacation rental units for two years, or until tourism management measures […]
ASK MAUI COUNTY COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE VISITOR ACCOMMODATIONS MORATORIUM AND OVERRIDE THE MAYOR’S VETO!
On December 3rd, the Maui County Council passed Bill 148, which would establish a Moratorium on new Transient Accommodations on Maui, and pause further development of new hotels, timeshares, short-term rental homes, and transient vacation rental units, for two years or until tourism management measures are implemented. A moratorium would give us time to address Maui’s […]
CALL TO ACTION: Please Testify Tuesday, 9/28 in SUPPORT of the Tourist Accommodations Moratorium
Tourism on Maui has passed the point where it is serving residents, and is now negatively affecting our quality of life. While visitor arrivals have been breaking records lately, local resident sentiment about the visitor industry has fallen to an all-time low. This is a problem that is continuing to grow, and the first step […]
Maui’s Visitor Industry Can Fund Affordable Housing for Residents
by Michael Williams, Maui Tomorrow Foundation President, and Albert Perez, Maui Tomorrow Foundation Executive Director For generations, Maui has been a beautiful, but expensive place to live, especially if you have keiki. Although many parents have decided to make sacrifices so that their children can grow up here, overtourism and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have […]
Regenerative Tourism: Beyond Maintenance!
By Dr. Genesis Young As a physician I always followed the Hippocratic oath to do no harm; sustainable tourism and anything sustainable should at the very least do no harm. However, our reefs are dying and we are losing our sea life. The Hawaiian culture continues to be threatened, and is treated as a […]