As Hawaiians struggle to find affordable housing after Lahaina wildfire, lawmakers reconsider vacation rentals
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Hawaii's housing shortage was exacerbated by the last year's wildfires which destroyed many homes. Short term vacation rental properties are driving up housing costs.
Most people in Lahaina work for hotels, restaurants and tour companies and can’t afford $5,000 to $10,000 a month in rent, she said.
"You’re pushing out an entire community of service industry people. So no one’s going to be able to support the tourism that you’re putting ahead of your community," Chadwick said by phone from her new home in Satellite Beach on Florida’s Space Coast. "Nothing good is going to come of it unless they take a serious stance, putting their foot down and really regulating these short-term rentals."
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