Maui's Mayor Bissen drops Nuclear Hammer to ban Short Term Rentals!

** Please note that the title of this video is coined from Governor Greens speech he made about banning STR's back in December. This caused a lot of controversy at the time and was an unusual phrase to use in this situation. See Jesse Wald's video on this: • MAUI Vacation RENTAL B... (@ 1 second)
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In this video, I cover how Hawaii's Governor Green gave the "Nuclear Hammer" against Short Term Rentals (STRs) to Maui's Mayor Bissen, who is ramming it through with the help of a potential violation of Hawaii's Sunshine Law by Keani Rawlins-Fernandez of the Maui County Council, along with the support of Lahaina Strong, having been misled by state and county officials. The bill SB 2919 sets a dangerous precedent for the removal of private property rights that will likely be invoked elsewhere within the state.
I also cover an update about the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) rail system, which is now further in jeopardy as recruitment and staffing issues threaten the contract of the HART CEO, Lori Kahikina.
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GOV. GREEN SIGNS SB 2919 INTO LAW TO EMPOWER COUNTY REGULATION OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS:
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Senate Bill 2919:
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The "Minatoya List" of STRs that will be affected on Maui:
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Lahaina Strong travels to Honolulu again for Green's signing of SB 2919:
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Uncertainty Over Honolulu Rail CEO’s Future Is Complicating Recruitment:
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Embattled rail CEO acknowledges “I may be gone next year.”:
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[@tevinchidester9681]

Why isn't Bison on trial for treason and murder.

[@jewel2022now]

Probably the court and judge, police and all. Bought and paid for

[@liamthompson9090]

Are you dumb? Who is going to arrest him? Who is going to try him?

[@kevintaylor4913]

@@jewel2022now Exactly!

[@seanromero2303]

A clueless incompetent mayor pathetic like Let's Go Brandon!

[@growapairepaire7354]

Why have no prime ministers, presidents, senators or ministers behind bars?

[@sdxn8117]

Corruption exposed...they have gotten away with murder! And they still want MORE! Thanks Traci for your platform.

[@libertyblueskyes2564]

these are dangerous times for Maui and for Hawaii

[@sabine3769]

All of us. If they get away with torching the island we are all next

[@treeee7438]

And the rest of the states and the world

[@husher5142]

the world*

[@victoriastevens3166]

😮

[@maggiemconnor]

All part of UN Agenda 2030. Happening right in our face. Only way to stop it is to pressure local Gov leaders, Governors, Mayor's, planners to all never ever go along with Agenda 2030. Follow Constitutional laws. Hawaii run by cabal whose god is $$$ & power & they sold out people.

[@allenyee7884]

Bissen gotta get booted out of office and also Josh Green, Governor.

[@thaimassage23]

So the Maui County will get rid of all STR that are legal and pay taxes and keep the ILLEGAL ones running that DONT pay taxes? Good thinking lol

[@mariateixeira6379]

@@LonnieBrewer-dd4wi Mr Green was implanted!

[@paulvon2378]

we need Steve McGarrett to run ... Hee

[@reccocon3442]

Shoe me da' m o n e y !!!

[@majlis2238]

The short term rental ban is just another step to get people to leave Maui. I was watching the rail go by several times yesterday in Waipahu. Maximum two passengers each time, one 🚃 went by empty! There is no way that 3000 people per day ride the rail. People on Oahu were bamboozled into accepting the project and it is just a money laundering scheme fleezing the tax payer.

[@elizabethcote9070]

Yes, absolutely.

[@emilyw842]

Rail on Oahu???? Wth???

[@majlis2238]

​@@emilyw842 The HART project that Tracy is talking about is on Oahu.

[@CaseyTurnerMusic]

They never finished the project. The rail goes like 6 miles. from Kapolei to Pearl City. Lol. Unless you travel to those 2 places it's completely useless.

[@dianafrank971]

The Maui mayor is a criminal that needs to be in jail asap!!! HE COMMITTED TREASON!!!

[@LonnieBrewer-dd4wi]

Huh?..

[@jewel2022now]

Ya, I heard he was in another state that had a terrible occurrence happen.

[@husher5142]

Its the governor tbh

[@ramonaho9219]

@@jewel2022now that was the Chief of Police.

[@jewel2022now]

@ramonaho9219 oh, Okay. I see.

[@marccaraska8684]

The only way to "make" housing affordable, is to make more housing.

[@horsejohnson7959]

You have a limited idea of the economy if you think banks will run out of money to buy all the houses, the only way to make them affordable is to only sell them to humans

[@sovereignbrehon]

Bingo. The ability to aggregate capital and out price the actial people creates a classic David and Goliath scenario. Huge corporations need to be something of the past. Period. Begin rebuilding civilization by having block parties, meeting your neightbors, housed and unhoused, survey and catalog your actual local resources, pay attention to supporting the families who can hear your voice and see your face, without technology. They are your actual neighbors. Humans can divest from the economy, the homogenous hegemonically managed agribusiness in which human hoards are the crop that is harvested for profits and, primarily, imho, suffering. If we dont want to divest from it and decentralize, the only option that really equalizes the playing field is to form all kinds of community LLC to aggregate the power and leverage of many smaller family units into larger, competitively leverageable buying coops that share common goals and deny corporations the opportunity to aggregate the resources. ​@@horsejohnson7959

And remove the CORRUPT GOVERNMENT

​@@horsejohnson7959yes the gangsters who run the economy does not care about the humans. These ppl only care about controlling the properties they want to own EVERYTHING. Klaus Schwab said you will own nothing and like it!

[@jewel2022now]

Yes, so important

[@gregrohrer5258]

a 500,000 dollar apartment loan payment at todays interest rates would be 3350 per month not 1500 per month big difference!!

[@MaureenMcCoy-os1zz]

Brush Junkie, please connect with Dr Keanu Sai, professor at University of Hawai'i, re the StTus of the State of Hawai'i and it's governing status. People who have committed or participated in wrongs against Hawai'i will be held liable. This may be part of the reason for resignations...thank you.

[@aja1071]

Thank you, good to know.

[@julieoliver8170]

Keanu isn't doing anything that will help Hawaii. He can cry to the military but the military complex is paid by the same people who are the NWO. It's up to us now.

[@hawaiianheartbreakherstory_tm]

Shouldn’t that guy be in jail???

[@lindal6790]

I pray that what happened in Hawaii is exposed and people are held accountable..

[@grimmreaper6351]

There will be no effective changes as long as the same corrupt individuals keep getting voted in. The gangsters are not going to prosecute themselves. As long as the governance keeps in lockstep with the globalist criminals via the ,Green Agenda,” and WEF plans, there will be no change for the people. The Global criminals have the money to overwrite the will of the people and are doing exactly that! You must be your own advocates, no one is going to ride in and save you. Look who has ridden in so far from Vegas!

[@buropinto8744]

Typical government action to tell US what we can do with what we own.

[@pamelaberry447]

But do we really own anything?

[@edwinmendija8087]

It's a Socialist thing.....

[@rawhide154]

Imagine tenants living where they don’t want to live with the landlord who doesn’t want you living on their property. Not a good situation.

[@elizabethcote9070]

Yes, done on purpose? To add to "cause ".

[@sepetisionelatu5539]

There's no politic in Hawaii only dictating.

[@jasonk8668]

Democrat Party thinks that the solution to everything is expanded Government regulation. This will cause a huge loss of tax revenue. Most people are not going to pay the $600 a night hotel bill, they will just vacation in another destination.

[@essess7961]

@jason... Wake up and realize already, this whole crisis is NOT, NOT, NOT about the so-called political Uniparty-- (i.e. DemsANDReps)-- they are empty-shells that the puppet master fills with puppets & dictated policies now. This chaos is caused by this Puppetmaster-- who are in a "Club" so to speak; intent on controlling the entire world. They go by many names over centuries, but this lineage has been around all along. Today, we mainly see their "face" & know THEM as the NWO (aka WEF). Made up of the main money/power/control entities, like certain billionaires, bankers, corporations, top brass Pentagon war-mongers, Intel & black-op groups, AI sci-fi & tech-weaponry manufacturers, govts & associated agencies, et al. One BIG Club (ironically in the minority of individuals compared to our entire world population, yet these so-called 'elites' own almost ALL the world resources now-- and control everyone else that way. And, THEIR agenda is to 'own' humanity too-- it's on its way unless we stop pointing fingers at divisive 'party politics' and see the Wizard of Oz behind the curtain!

[@essess7961]

@jason8668... Wake up and realize already, this whole crisis is NOT, NOT, NOT about the so-called political Uniparty-- (i.e. DemsANDReps)! Both these parties are now just useless, empty-shells that the puppet master fills with puppets & dictated policies & propaganda to keep driving the divisiveness & illusions that they still exist & hold power. This chaos is REALLY caused by this 'Puppetmaster'-- who is a "Club", a Consortium of entities, so to speak; intent on controlling the entire world. They go by many names over centuries, but this lineage has been around all along. Today, we mainly see their "face" & know THEM as the NWO (aka WEF). Made up of the main money/power/control entities, like certain billionaires, bankers, corporations, top brass Pentagon war-mongers, Intel & black-op groups, AI sci-fi & tech-weaponry manufacturers, govts & associated agencies, et al. One BIG Club (ironically in the minority of individuals compared to our entire world population, yet these so-called 'elites' own almost ALL the world resources now-- and control everyone else that way. And, THEIR agenda is to 'own' humanity too-- it's on its way unless we stop pointing fingers at divisive 'party politics' and see the Wizard of Oz behind the curtain!

[@imsosmart942]

The billionaires that live on the island continue to be SILENT.

[@dancingkay2604]

That Lahaina Strong speaker with the Long hair, I never trusted him when he said “Build Back Better “ narrative when Lahaina first burned up!

[@Angieboy173]

He’s been paid off or has no brain. Something is very odd. No more questions about the odd happenings??

[@jcougar55]

he was propped up because he blamed STR's and so he became the poster-boy for the gov't...they basically used him to divide the people...

[@dancingmckay]

@@Angieboy173I think these Elites infiltrated local churches, Masons, Clubs, Groups everywhere to get the Agendas going💰💰💰

[@jewel2022now]

Ya, sounds like a quick lie

[@mikew8128]

Hater….his kapuna sold the family property for big bucks!! He needs a place to live now I’m guessing.

[@richardnassano623]

Big difference between an apartment and a condominium. Condominiums are individually owned. So this “apartment” zoning is a misnomer. So I think a review of the zoning ordinance will clarify what is allowed. Apartment units are usually leased on a yearly term, but can be month to month, that is up to the owner and manager. Condominiums are individually owned and the common area owned by the HOA. The HOA CCR’s and bylaws specify rules including rental policy, most don’t allow STR or have a percentage allowed. So what is done in Hawaii is clear as mud, and the attitude of the Governor and the Mayor is very disrespectful to people who have invested in Maui. We own one of these 7,000 condominiums. We average 70,000 in gross rental. 17% up front to local tax, 22% up front to property management, fixed costs 1% assessed value ($1,100,000) for property tax, $1080 HOA , $980 insurance. So we net maybe $20,000. But all of it comes out of the pocket of visitors. Right there is $350,000,000 from the STR’s in the local economy. That’s just lodging and that’s just STR’s, not hotels. So please explain to me why the Governor and the Mayor aren’t writing us a thank you note? Oh and Mr Governor and Mr MIA Mayor, where was he when Lahaina was burning anyway, what action are you taking with fire mitigation? And how does the money that I help put into your economy get spent?

[@infantrydude46]

Thank you for your informative post. As a renter I am unaware of how this works. Hawaii’s political “leaders” do need to answer some very critical questions; which aren’t being asked by our local media here in Hawaii. Such a shame how the majority of people in Hawaii just go along with the narrative. 🤦🏾

[@gooberswift888]

Thank you very much Traci for a very important show🙏🏽

[@janinetucker8690]

Mayor bison is evil and needs to be held accountable. Why these short term rentals need to be shut down what is the reason for this?

[@jewel2022now]

Corruption

[@SeanD808]

We have a group of leftists who have been gaining power on the county council... I guess this is their coup moment.... They want to stoke division and class division to get elected.. it's been working... The mayor going along is disgusting... He's gonna be wiped out if he runs again.. I'd vote for my garbage bin first...

[@gerryclark7232]

Because the residents don’t want tourists residing in the neighborhoods.

[@MountainBeaches]

@@gerryclark7232most of these units are not in neighborhoods though.

[@jeffsimslmt]

Thanks for investigating these issues. Please keep up the good work.

[@mikew8128]

Maui mayor can’t figure out how to get local ohana to stop abandoning old junk cars all over the island of Maui!! Thousands of them currently….. not to mention old refrigerators, washers, dryers, etc. on this beautiful island. Don’t expect him to be able to solve this type of problem!! SMFH

[@michaelduffy9203]

HOA needs to be abolished. The homeowners should be made to maintain the property to keep trashed vehicles from being seen, and yards should be properly maintained. HOA pays to have people tell you what you can't do.

[@marigh38]

Thank you Traci for the real story..... God bless you.

[@GreenChic8]

The building inspectors make everything expensive with many ridiculous requirements.

[@sovereignbrehon]

True, but on one hand without them we'd have tofu dreg construction.

[@timkenyon6088]

The loss of 7,000 TVRs on West Maui (look at the list and add them up) will cause the economy to collapse. Jobs will disappear, further diminishing the ability of the local residents to afford a beach-side condo. Additionally, these "residences" were constructed for short-term rentals, i.e., no storage, one parking spot, no privacy, etc. etc. This is such a bad idea that it is hard to comprehend. Think for a moment about the financial consequences for the current owners when the units sit empty. Think about the inevitable lawsuits against the County and the associated cost. This kind of govt action is common in the third-world, which (very sadly) Maui is more and more headed toward.

[@penelopepitstop9073]

Great comment. I'm not sure that collapsing the local economy more or less isn't the plan here. The globalists don't like mass tourism. They say it's "for the planet," but it's really because they don't like the crowds, the traffic, and the unsightliness. Less money for govt? They don't care. They want just enough housing for a "flexible" and probably imported working class. I did see in a video from Peter Santanello last week that there are only about 600 owner occupied housing units in Lahaina. Everybody else (according to FEMA) rents. That's about 87% of the fire victims. Renters are seen as having no claim on the place. Only the owner occupied folks. Keep an eye on them.

[@mamandapanda185]

Yea I don't believe that part about all of them being constructed with the intention of being short term rentals AT ALL after watching three places I used to live in be shoved into that market and watching the overall availability of especially ohana units plummet to practically nothing over the past decade. Do you even live in the state? Live. Not own a second+ home.

[@1010Morada]

Thea so called elected officials have no common sense and don’t even know economics 101. 🥸

[@richardnassano623]

2000 West Maui 7/25, 5000 South Maui 1/26 I believe.

[@citticat2]

It is pretty obvious that the gov't is slowly turning the USA into a 3rd county -- all you have to do is look around.

[@jcougar55]

Hotels love the sound of that!!! no competition from STR means higher rates which means less travelers which means less jobs in Maui. They want to reduce tourism in the islands with no job replacement...GREAT!!

[@Joe-mz6dc]

Take the power out of the hands of the citizens and their short-term rentals and put it into the concentrated hands of the large Hotel owners who are easier to shake hands with and do deals with in the shadows.

[@jcougar55]

@@Joe-mz6dc hotels give $$ to the politicians and then send their profits off-island rather than re-investing in HI

[@jimkrueger3843]

The loss of income and jobs for workers will cause more damage , not very smart !

[@maggiemconnor]

Nothing this so called Government does is intelligent yet it is "smart" as in "smart city". All UN agenda 2030, wildlands project. The State has zero interest in making housing affordable. ZERO.

[@user-xl7kx7bi3l]

Wow maui thinks they are communist ruled . Wrong to tell a homeowner who has been paying taxes now it's void their state permit . Home owners need to sue . This has to dò with rights .

[@janinetucker8690]

This rail project in Honolulu is a joke. One more project they never thought out and moved forward with despite objections from the public. These people are stupid who are in charge of what happens in our daily lives.

[@jewel2022now]

It's probably just a money scandal. Moving money and they don't care how it turns out

[@jonolsen418]

Instead,it should have been done 50 years ago when there was much less congestion, just like they did building H-1 almost to Nanakuli years ago over marginal land. But the Oahu traffic is abominable, so do what is needed to make the rail system work, like making a seamless connection to the buses to complete the route for passengers, if that is not in place. Just get a transfer at no extra cost. I'm no longer there so don't know i that is in place.

[@essess7961]

@janine...The immediate island officials may be ignorant of all the agenda playing out, but be certain, their puppetmasters are not-- THEY know exactly what they're doing...and it will not and never help the People!

[@marytapioca]

California also has no one who wants to ride. Or very few. What a tax guzzler.

[@shawnwhite3986]

Get the HOA OUT of the mix!

[@taonow369]

Hey Traci I helped a veteran friend of mine with his condo about 5 years ago and we made it a Airbnb until he sold it , a huge multi conglomerate organization bought it and I believe these corporations bought a lot of properties for business ventures so the county is going to have a bunch of law suits I believe

[@PatriotPerson11]

They’re all screwed up….nothing new. Thank you Tracy

[@rosanneallen-hewlett9973]

It used to be that homes were purchased for a family to into and care for, NOT to be an income creator for investors. I'm not alone on this, and we se it as a big part of the overpriced market. R- Arizona

[@MountainBeaches]

A 450 SF studio condo is NOT a home for a family. This is what a large number of the STR’s are.

[@ponowai1]

Maui needs a short term mayor. The rail has been a loser project that should've never started. It's a money pit that won't help traffic. At this point its best to close the pit. Stop throwing money at a bad plan instead of fixing problems that would help traffic.

[@jewel2022now]

Maybe it was for the 15 minute city. And....this has been a failure

[@infantrydude46]

Completely agree. I remember when Mufi Hanneman told the local news that the “Hawaii people can vote no to the rail, but we going do em anyway” (paraphrasing). We were forced this rail pit. On top of that, with every shortfall including the lack of riders our government is still pushing the idea to go further. Crazy leadership.

[@user-qb7qs5el4w]

Thanks Traci...It's pretty clear to me that Hawaii needs a good detoxing across all subjects! 🙏

[@buttonpusher1971]

If I was offered a free round trip and lodging now, I would pass. Thanks for the update Tracy.

[@kellikelli4413]

Seems to me that the recent VERY high cost of HOA & COA maintenance fees have gone crazy only in the past few years - before that (for as long as I can remember) maintenance fees were always affordable That makes me suspicious that something ELSE is going on which is raising the fees to an UNAFFORDABLE rate. I've considered all the usual excuses but I've come to the conclusion that in actuality it's part of the "You will own NOTHING" agenda.

[@kellikelli4413]

Only the wealthy will be able to travel.

[@mauimahana]

Insurance for our building was $100k per year - this year it has risen to $1.3 million, which equates to $450 more per month. Most complexes do not have individual metering for utilities - so as those prices continue to rise, so does the monthly fee. Major repairs to buildings far exceed what was reserved for - so reserve fees continue to rise.

[@kellikelli4413]

@@mauimahana Sounds like the graft dodgers are being allowed to graft (steal) - no insurance policy should be allowed to raise rates that much in such a short period of time. Something smells of corruption. Why hasn't state govt stepped in to stop this theft..? ¿ And, how much does all this unnecessary inflation (which govt ignores) is part of the NWO agenda of "You will own NOTHING", because that is where all this INFLATION is leading to....

[@3dandyrandy3]

The ridership is low because it doesn't go anywhere.

[@Solo_adv]

It's a Trojan Horse. The legislation is deliberately designed to further hurt (Not Help) the people of Maui who need help the most. (The legislators and the politicians dishonest)!

[@gaylebarnett8423]

Don’t give up, the truth always comes out. May the Lord be with you.

[@liebekatz1]

It would be good for the people if they could join in together and help each other build homes like the Amish do. Because of the negligence of the officials, the government should provide the materials needed for these folks to rebuild their homes. That would be the moral thing to do, but integrity goes out the window when people use their official offices to make themselves wealthy. 😢😢

[@julieanderson5184]

Maui officials have already denied just about everyone who has offered to help. There is a company that has prefab folded out and set it up houses ready to go. All they needed was the government to approve some land and they would bring the houses and set them up. The Maui government refused because they do not want the people to move back onto their own land in Lahaina they want them to move to the outer Islands so they can turn Lahaina into a great big huge resort. They already announced that they have all the plans even Oprah announced that she has her own plans. It's just like the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy by the US and the killing off of all of the local Hawaiians who did not want to give up their land or their country. So they use lasers and burn them out and then refused to allow even the insurance companies to come in to assess so that they could pay out the insurance, but Maui officials even blocked that they do not want the insurance companies paying out. This goes way bigger and goes way deeper then a short-term rental. And this has been going on for a couple hundred years to the people of Hawaii.

[@infantrydude46]

@@bobdol69I don’t know where to begin. First off, mainland companies are already building all over the islands. That work has been given to outside companies for over a century now. Secondly, single family homes are being built in under a year repeatedly all over Oahu. I can’t speak on other islands as I’m from Oahu and seen it first hand…repeatedly. I’d imagine that’s the same in neighboring islands as well but like I said I’m from Oahu. Thirdly, concrete trucks run daily. Maybe not in outer islands (speaking from Oahu pov) but on Oahu there everywhere. There’s more concrete than grass in a lot of areas. I don’t know what your smoking, but I remember this island when it was more island than city. And as for excavators or “heavy equipment guys”, there’s plenty guys that can do the job and are currently not working (on the bench). Hawaii construction has always been slamming followed by not enough work and back to busy again. That’s construction. Are you born and raised Hawaii or a trans-plant? Rhetorical ?

[@jefferylorance7988]

SAD those short term rentals will be lost. These small businesses will lose a part of their income. Plus the hotels in Maui will rise there rates due to lack of competition. When you research who are the owners of these short term rentals…many are your average working people, trying to make extra income…

[@williammckay9229]

What a mess. Thanks Traci for the reports. I’m in Texas but am concerned for the people that survived this catastrophe. Also really concerned for the ones that didn’t survive.

[@DeborahLong7777]

Good job Tracie and agree. Hawaii is beautiful, under the circumstances, sell out and leave. Horrible what they are putting you through. My Lord have mercy and keep exposing!

[@mariateixeira6379]

😮

[@janinetucker8690]

It certainly isn’t the people of Maui. He needs to be investigated.

[@MAsonTRIX]

He is clearly weak sauce.

[@JHRIRS2010]

Aloha Traci and thank you for your continuing reporting, Mahalo

[@JHRIRS2010]

Bissen is discussing doing that news conference using children in for a photo-op.

[@janinetucker8690]

Thank you, Tracy for all your hard work and keeping us informed on what’s happening in the Hawaiian islands God bless you!

[@___DEW___]

Until you are ready to have a sit down conversation with your wife AND kids to get on board to stand up for whats right, they will continue to take advantage of the fact that you got " too much to lose" to stand up to them. Plain and simple

[@kylecoiner7337]

I wish I could give you more than one thumbs up for addressing these topics. You're spot on. I sincerely appreciate your efforts. I'm a Honolulu boy too.

[@jewel2022now]

Bless you all in Maui, I'm so sorry that there is so much trouble there.

[@tmkim]

I Love You GUYS!! I Love the restrained and completely appropriate Anger Natalie displays... This is an education not just in news, but how to hold clear your values and maintain accountability, point out the false statements by sound research and sound experts!

[@judysharpe7839]

This is a horrible idea!! People will quit coming to maui!

[@3dandyrandy3]

No they won't. They will just stay in a hotel.

[@jcougar55]

@@3dandyrandy3 they will go elsewhere - HI too expensive and with NO competition, hotel rates will rise!!

[@missjoannaskiba]

@@3dandyrandy3 I like Airbnb because I have much more space and a kitchen to cook with a large fridge. I won't stay in a hotel. Hotels are too pricy, too small, and less private. I will go to Puerto Vallarta instead. I know that many others in California will do the same. Sorry Hawaii, but this is a large mistake. This will only benefit the large corporate hotel chains. This will definitely bring tourism down.

[@3dandyrandy3]

@@missjoannaskiba There are plenty of places with kitchens a fridge here to stay at.

[@jcougar55]

@@3dandyrandy3 pagoda?

[@ChowFun1979]

HOAs on Maui are ridiculous

[@renayeblack5906]

Sending you love, & prayers of blessings from the Sunshine 🌞 State. ✝️🇺🇲🕊

[@BaulDeChinneo]

If this passes...it will only open doors for wealthier nomadic workers to come and stay as they will be able to afford the expensive condos that will likely sit empty as most local renters cannot afford them. I own (2) vacation rental condos on Maui and my costs alone are nearly $12,000 a month for the two of them. So whose going to pay me $6'000 a month just so I can break even after self managing them? I am local and worked 2 full time jobs for over 20 years and saved to get these as investments for my childrens future. We need to vote out these incompetent morons in office and council who do not represent the majority of us that live here. Im all for housing locals, but not at the expense of violating ones constitutional property rights...is it ironic what they are trying to do here? Not only will this be illegal, it is immoral and will devastate our economy and many local businesses that depend on tourism as our main source of income. This overreach will cost the county and tax payers hundreds of millions in litigation and they will lose...and in the end...the only people that suffer are the locals that work 2 to 3 jobs and now pay higher taxes to offset county officials ignorance in passing bills to appease the minority, screaming mouths wanting to take others property rights and use...ironic yes? And who will suffer in the end? The locals that are being deceived by this bill that is all just for show action to appease them and get them off the beaches "fishing for homes". Well i got news...you cannot steal another mans catch...you need to work hard, do more than what your paid to do, and stop complaining about the success of others and your poverty...instead of buying new lifted $100,000 Toyota trucks...maybe invest in education and work smarter like i did. Accepting this bill is a pure display of economic ignorance. Oh and by the way....i rented my 2 condos to FEMA....they sat empty for (4) months because the applicants all said it didnt meet their needs...only one parking space, no storage, and the unit was too small, 9 families declined to move in. Until it was filled 4 months later by single people. So that alone should tell you these units are insufficient for locals housing needs. Maui government....look in the mirror at your inaction in creating affordable housing when you had the chance, take responsibility and make right to the local people and not take the easy route and steal from others.

[@marlenemcphee3502]

Watching from Australia. Keep up the good work, stay strong.

[@angelofamillionyears4599]

Keep us posted on the lawsuit.

[@rcole1922]

How is he still mayor?

[@dancingmckay]

Or Palitere Chief!

[@erikh9991]

Sheepeople. And, intimidation of brute force.

[@starkeyfarmstead]

HOA are awful. Insurance and maintenance is high everywhere

[@Mauimoon7292]

Great information! Thank you Tracy!

[@tommytar123]

The State of Hawaii is the worst run state in the nation.

[@angrysoviet470]

California says hold our beer! But yeah, both Liberal shit holes!

[@elizabethcote9070]

Oh I don't know about that! From Massachusetts

[@bettechetwood1823]

California is right up there with you. We have a dictator whose legislative assembly don't even bother to read his proposals but pass them anyway.

[@Zephyrion__]

West Virginia is far worse

[@bw5277]

@@bettechetwood1823 CA has you on their rail system! I think HI is a close second tho.

[@jamesd1106]

Does the new Legislation address "Black Rock and Vanguard".. Yeah, I didn't think so!

[@sovereignbrehon]

Seriously. If those names don't come up, it's one hand clapping.

[@Tom-tk3du]

I guess the fire didn’t clear out enough real estate, huh?

[@That_Gourami]

OMG! The cope from landlords trying to maintain their sequestering of properties to exploit renters. Companies and private investors had nothing to do with skyrocketing home costs! Right? Right?

[@robhatch8602]

Thank you Tracy…your work is SO important … I’ve got one of your shirts on now…🙏🏽☯️

[@Guddy2Shuzz]

Isolation is the 1st Rule if an abuser. Less mainlanders to witness their hostile takeover is to their advantage.

[@katsand3468]

Thank You and God Bless

[@donnawolfe2365]

Love your voice and organized reporting!

[@pustanyk]

thanks for mentioning HOA fees we are owners of a kaanapalli timeshare and the fees for 1 week went from 4600 to 7800 in 5 years, half is property tax, so for 52 weeks the county collects appx 175k for what amounts to be an apartment.. that money is staying in Maui. if the plan is to drive everyone out be prepared for the standard of living to take a huge nosedive, or for resident home taxes to explode. instead of these measures maybe the government officials should have focused in getting the cleanup done in a faster manner *don't give me BS about dangerous goods) and the rebuild could happen 2 years faster that whats going to happen. BTW people living in the Hyatt rent and food free likely are not complaining

[@user-ni2ff5xf6g]

Subscribed light and now commented. Keep up the good work. Accountability would be awesome. It was a crime

[@gooberswift888]

Your experience and knowledge is very helpful and important Bless you Traci really interesting concerning program exclusive 😇

[@kalenareyes1684]

What has it been 30-40 years of waiting and paying for the Rail Fail! 😢

[@julieanderson5184]

My sister moved back to our home in Hawaii and told me that there was now a rail system and it's poorly planned and it's ridiculous! You still have to get off the train and if there's not a bus stop for Da Bus you have to get an Uber, so you pay for the train you pay for the bus and you pay for an Uber before you even get to where you want to go. Ridiculous! It reminds her of the California High-Speed Rail System that is cost Californians enormous millions and millions of dollars and it still doesn't work!

[@infantrydude46]

That’s exactly the system they have in place. And the leaders wonder why no one is riding the rail smh. More better to get a moped

[@PunaRebel]

Thanks Traci.

[@trinity6993]

I have a feeling that something will come in to play later that is unknown to homeowners right now in regards to the short-term rentals.

[@danedaniels3686]

If a building was permitted to be an apartment, it should not be a SRT. If it is permitted as a condo and the HOA permits it. It should be allowed to be an SRT. The problem with the nuclear hammer is it destroys everything.

[@starofsiam1]

Nice to come across a genuine speaker ‘on the ground’ in current affairs these are such very strange times we are living through. I recognise integrity instinctually. I hope your work is seen. Be brave and keep your self safe. ❤from🇬🇧

[@janinetucker8690]

People of Maui need to find their feet and stand up against this mayor.

[@LonnieBrewer-dd4wi]

That will accomplish nothing..

[@infantrydude46]

@@LonnieBrewer-dd4wiagreed. Mainly because it’s not just the “mayor”. He’s just a puppet. The forces behind this is incredibly big and very well funded

[@surfer69bob]

All of our mayors should start a survey on exactly how many affordable homes are needed? Seriously stop building these million dollars condos, skyscapers and rich homes for non residents and foreignors. People causing the prices to go up

[@essess7961]

@surfer... Ideal...BUT too late-- WHY do you think THEY burned Lahaina town down (and with it many of its people)? So THEY can get the ball rolling on the planned Agenda to take Maui (& eventually all of the islands) & do it a makeover-- "in THEIR image & likeness"-- as THEIR repurposed 'Playground'! Welcome to the NWO (aka WEF & Satan Klaus)!

[@celestialras777]

There will be availability, not affordability

[@hawaiianheartbreakherstory_tm]

Thank you so much Tracy! Hey guys please follow me to learn the dark history of how kanaka have been terrorized since 1840 when the Skull & Bones boys club showed up in Hawaii to genocide the Kamehameha line.

[@mariateixeira6379]

I always said that Mr Bissen knew about watt’s happened/happing ! I keep my opinion.

[@marknewman9013]

The market will never come down low enough to make it affordable for kanaka.

[@PanthasEmpressOracle]

One of the main problems is the HOA fees. ThAt needs to be addressed. It’s working against the community.

[@liebekatz1]

Thank you for providing transparency.

[@michaelf6705]

The only intent is to force them to sell far below market value

[@aja1071]

Traci, thank you for your continued tenacious concerns and updates on the Lahaina Maui Hawaii Massacre 8-08-23. Remember the state agreed long ago : Reparations??

[@user-lw1pm8qi1h]

All it does is put more burden on the property owners. Placing the issue of affordable housing on the backs of property owners is not a remedy to the problem. If anything, it exacerbates it. If this is what they intend to do, no one will want to own property that can't turn a profit over their mortgage and maintenance expenses.

[@theteeslanger9866]

I hope bissen is up to date on his vaccines.

[@chriswertz1438]

Thank you brush junkie ❤

[@donnawolfe2365]

wish they'd get busy with the hand cuffs!

[@junktex]

Correct.And then there's the coming financial collapse.

[@gooberswift888]

Awesome information 🙏🏽

[@xraydelta7]

Thank you for all your efforts

[@marciawertz4408]

Aren't short term rentals where many visitors stay that bring their spending $$ to the island?

[@dennisboyd1712]

WOW it's costing the Taxpayers $51.00 a day per rider ???? Is that correct