HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-01-20 Leeward Exh C (STVR Report) Overview of Short-Term Vacation Rental (STVR) Program for Hawai'i County
In 2018, the County Council adopted an ordinance to manage and register short-term vacation
rentals in the County of Hawai'i. During the first year, the Department processed thousands of
Short-Term Vacation Rental (STVR) applications. We continue to process applications to establish
STVR's in permitted zoning districts and renewal applications for Non-Conforming Use
Certificates (NUC's) in zoning districts where STVR's are not permitted.
Spreadsheet indicates the total number of STVRs approved for the Leeward Districts; island wide
data is also provided as a comparison.
Data is broken down into the No. of STVR's approved for each year, the No. of NUC's approved
initially, and the No. of NUC's renewals approved after the first round of approvals.
Spreadsheet also includes the number of STVR/NU complaints that have been received for each
district from 2019 to present (December 2021).
2022-01-20 Leeward EXHIBIT C
In 2018, the County Council adopted an ordinance to manage and register short-term vacation
rentals in the County of Hawai'i. During the first year, the Department processed thousands of
Short-Term Vacation Rental (STVR) applications. We continue to process applications to establish
STVR's in permitted zoning districts and renewal applications for Non-Conforming Use Certificates
(NUC's) in zoning districts where STVR's are not permitted
Islandwide
2019 STVR's Approved 3000**
2020 STVR's Approved 242
2021 STVR's Approved 145
Initial NUC'sApproved 1000***
First Round NUC Renewals Approved 982
STVR/NUC Complaints Since 2019 160
North Kohala District
2019 STVR's Approved 0
2020 STVR's Approved 0
2021 STVR's Approved 0
Initial NUC's Approved 12
First Round NUC Renewals Approved 8
STVR/NUC Complaints Since 2019 9
South Kohala District
2019 STVR's Approved 1267
2020 STVR's Approved 120
2021 STVR's Approved 61
Initial NUC's Approved 128
First Round NUC Renewals Approved 107
STVR/NUC Complaints Since 2019 30
North Kona District
2019 STVR's Approved 1470
2020 STVR's Approved 106
2021 STVR's Approved 82
Initial NUC's Approved 284
First Round NUC Renewals Approved 239
STVR/NUC Complaints Since 2019 109
South Kona District
2019 STVR's Approved 0
2020 STVR's Approved 0
2021 STVR's Approved 0
Initial NUC's Approved 73
First Round NUC Renewals Approved 61
STVR/NUC Complaints Since 2019 12
* Counted 3,996, but this number is only as reliable as the data entered into LF metadata
**Counted 2,796, but this number is only as reliable as the data entered into LF metadata
*** Counted 988, but this number is only as reliable as the data entered into LF metadata
Original NUC's issued April 2019 to January 2020
First round NUC renewals:Approx. February 2020 to Present