Honolulu Ord. 22-7 — Short-Term Rental 90-Day Floor (City & County of Honolulu) (HI)
Tracked preemption from the Hawaii overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
2022-10-23
Sunset
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Authority
county
Scope
state:HI
Other Hawaii preemptions
Hawaii Act 39 (SLH 2024) — Statewide ADU MandateMaui County Bill 9 (2024) — Apartment District STR Phase-Out (Minatoya List)Gov. Green Affordable Housing Emergency Proclamation (Continuing Series, 2023-2026)Hawaii Native Hawaiian Traditional & Customary Rights (Hawaii Const. Art. XII §7)Hawaii Coastal Zone Management — Special Management Area (HRS Ch. 205A)Hawaii HRS Chapter 343 — State Environmental Review (HEPA)Hawaii HRS Chapter 205 — State Land Use Districts (LUC Classification)Hawaii Conservation District — DLNR Exclusive Jurisdiction (HAR 13-5)
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
AND
city.county==Honoluluproject.use_type==short_term_rental
Preempted fields
2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
base_districts[*].allowed_uses | remove | short_term_rental_under_90_days | 30-89 day rentals prohibited outside resort-zoned areas; <30 day rentals already prohibited |
review_type | override | nonconforming_use_certificate_required |
Citation
Authority source
Honolulu Ordinance 22-7 (2022); Revised Ordinances of Honolulu Ch. 21; Hawaii Legal Short-Term Rental Alliance v. City & County of Honolulu, 9th Cir. (Oct 2024)
§ ROH Ch. 21 amendment (STR redefined as <90 days)
Research notes
Listed for completeness — county action, not state preemption, but interacts with state TAT framework (HRS §237D, transient = <180 days). 9th Circuit (Oct 2024) explicitly upheld the 90-day floor as valid police power, not preempted by state law; remanded on due-process / vested-rights grounds for retroactive sweep over previously-legal 30-89 day rentals. Status May 2026: remand proceedings ongoing; ordinance in force for new rentals. May be superseded by SB 66 (2026) statewide STR registry if enacted.