On Oahu each unit rented for less than 30 days within the STR-eligible areas is registered with the Department of Planning and Permitting, and the registration lasts one year. Rentals are confined to resort-zoned areas and a few apartment-zoned areas. Hosted bed and breakfast homes and unhosted transient vacation units are treated as separate types.
Facts
| Field | Value | Stated by |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Honolulu (Oahu) | - |
| State | HI | - |
| Jurisdiction type | consolidated city-county (City and County of Honolulu) | - |
| Permit required | Yes | Source 2 |
| Permit name | Short-term rental registration (certificate of registration) for a bed and breakfast home (B&B) or transient vacation unit (TVU) | - |
| Permit fee (USD) | unknown | - |
| Fee notes | Fees are not stated on the web pages read. | - |
| Renewal period | 1 year from the date the certificate of registration is issued | Source 2 |
| Non-owner-occupied rental allowed | Restricted (only in some zones, tiers or numbers) | Source 1 |
| Caps and zoning limits | STRs are only permitted in resort-zoned areas and a couple of specific apartment-zoned areas. In a B&B the homeowner or permanent resident is present during the stay; TVUs are whole-home or unhosted rentals. | Source 1 |
| Annual night cap | unknown | - |
| Local lodging tax | unknown | - |
| State lodging tax | unknown | - |
| Platform collects tax | unknown | - |
| Tax notes | No tax rate is stated on the pages read. | - |
| Penalties | unknown | - |
| Fields not confirmed | Permit fee (USD); Annual night cap; Local lodging tax; State lodging tax; Platform collects tax; Penalties | - |
| Last checked | 2026-10-07 | - |
| Dataset row id | honolulu-hi | - |
"unknown" means the value was not found on the official pages read on the check date, not that no such rule exists. "Stated by" points to the numbered source below.
Sources
- Department of Planning and Permitting: Short-Term Rentals
- Department of Planning and Permitting: Short-Term Rentals FAQ. Published on www.honolulu.gov. Address: https://www.honolulu.gov/dpp/permitting/str/str-faq/
At most one official page per place is linked; every other source is cited as text with its full address.
Sources last checked: 2026-10-07