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While the city is wrangling over its own efforts at a crackdown on illegal vacation rentals, one Waikiki condo has instituted a ban.
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Wait long enough for government action, and the private sector may step up to craft its own fix.
Waikiki Lanais is a condo where there had been a practice of short-term rentals, but now its association board has decided it had better enforce the city’s law. Now, while the city is wrangling over its own efforts at a crackdown on illegal vacation rentals, the condo has instituted a ban.
Not that the would-be vacation rental “hosts” are going down without a legal fight, with opponents conducting depositions Thursday.
Other condo folks are surely watching to see how this plays out.
More bike lanes, more bikes, more Biki
About six months after the rollout of Honolulu’s first major bike-share rental system, “Biki” appears to pedaling forward. The company recently expanded four in-demand docking stations in Waikiki and Kakaako, and added two new stations to its current riding grid, bounded by Diamond Head and Chinatown.
The presence of some 1,000 turquoise bicycles poised for quick commutes should spur enthusiasm for the city’s ongoing effort to make its urban corridor less car-centric by expanding its inventory of bike lanes and paths. Honolulu Hale is now seeking public input on proposed protected bike lane projects slated for Ward Avenue and Pensacola Street.