For Immediate Release:
Press Release by:
Tasha Kama, Chair
Housing and Land Use Committee
tasha.kama@mauicounty.us
Questions on Bill 9 answered in newsletter arriving by mail this week
WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (July 22, 2025)—A newsletter with information on a proposal to phase out transient vacation rental use in apartment districts is being delivered to homes across Maui County this week, Council Presiding Officer Pro Tempore Tasha Kama said today.
Kama, who holds the council seat for the Kahului residency area, said her newsletter includes background information on Bill 9 (2025), including its stated purpose and potential effects.
“With so much at stake, it is easy to see why there are some very strong opinions about this proposal,” said Kama, who chairs the committee. “My goal with this newsletter is to send accurate, simplified information directly to community members to further our collective understanding of the bill.”
The newsletter is being mailed to residences countywide and P.O. boxes in Hāna, Lahaina, Molokai and Lānaʻi. The newsletter will also direct people to a page on the council’s website for more information and background on Bill 9: https://www.mauicounty.us/bill-9-2025-overview/.
The council’s Housing and Land Use Committee will reconvene tomorrow at 9 a.m. in the Council Chamber for deliberations on the proposal. The committee’s work began last month, with the acceptance of oral and written testimony from hundreds of members of the public.
While the committee is no longer taking oral testimony, written testimony is still being accepted. Testimony may be submitted through the meeting’s eComments link, which is accessible through the meeting agenda at MauiCounty.us.
For more information call the Office of Council Services at (808) 270-7664.
