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Short-term rentals (STRs) have been regulated in Honolulu since 1989. STRs are also known as vacation rentals, and are lodgings that provide guest accommodation for less than 30 days. Ordinance 19-18 (Bill 89) seeks to balance the benefits of STRs for hosts and guests with the desire to keep residential neighborhoods from being overrun by STRs.

There are two kinds of STRs:

Bed and breakfast homes (B&Bs)Transient vacation units (TVUs)The homeowner or permanent resident is present during the guest stay. Up to two rooms may be rented, with a maximum of four guests. The law caps the number of B&Bs allowed in any given Development Plan area.Commonly known as whole home or unhosted rentals. TVUs are allowed only in resort and certain apartment-zoned districts, unless it has a nonconforming use certificate.