<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Palm Beach County officials and experts explore ways to alleviate the housing crisis"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">A group of neighborhood and environmental organizations is seeking a seat at the table in the latest legal battle over the regulation of short-term vacation rentals in Oahu, Hawaii.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The long-time environmental group <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hawaiis1000friends.org/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Hawaii’s Thousand Friends</a> on Monday joined the organizations Save Oahu’s Neighborhoods, HI Good Neighbor, Keep It Kailua and Save North Shore Neighborhoods in filing a motion to intervene in a lawsuit challenging a new Honolulu ordinance meant to rein in rentals of properties in residential neighborhoods.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Honolulu’s land-use ordinance for decades has generally restricted renting properties to tourists in residential neighborhoods but also allowed rentals of 30 days or longer, regardless of whether the tenant was a tourist or someone else.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong>LISTEN UP, TOURISTS: </strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/travel/2022/10/01/stop-doing-this-on-hawaii-vacation/8084032001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Hawaii locals share what they wish visitors would stop doing</a></p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong>LOCAL ADVICE: </strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/travel/2022/09/24/what-to-do-hawaii-locals/10369559002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">You won't regret these 8 activities when you visit the islands</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">A new ordinance adopted this year increased the minimum stay to 90 days. In response, an organization representing property owners filed a federal lawsuit challenging the law, and last week U.S. District Court Judge Derrick Watson issued an order blocking the city from enforcing the 90-day minimum, which was supposed to go into effect next week.</p><figure class="gnt_em gnt_em_img"><img class="gnt_em_img_i" style="height:427px" data-g-r="lazy" src="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2022/10/20/USAT/f75565ed-5614-46f0-a2d1-216d3dd5cfa4-Demonstrators-opposition-to-Bill-41-hold-signs-v4-640x427.jpeg?width=640&height=427&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" decoding="async" alt="Demonstrators opposed a bill to mandate 90-day minimum stays in residential rental properties when it came before the City Council. Now several neighborhood organizations are fighting to keep the 90-day minimum in the face of a legal challenge filed in federal court by an association of property owners."/></figure><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">On Thursday, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi is expected to explain how the city plans to proceed after the court ruling. Options include settling the litigation and grandfathering in properties that previously had rented for...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiZmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnVzYXRvZGF5LmNvbS9zdG9yeS90cmF2ZWwvbmV3cy8yMDIyLzEwLzIwL3Nob3J0LXRlcm0tcmVudGFscy1vYWh1LW1pbmltdW0tYmFuLzEwNTU0MDg4MDAyL9IBAA?oc=5">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
