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Hawaii Loses Out on Vacation Rental Taxes

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Community Contributed

The vacation rental industry is a large part of the Hawaiian economy.  Not only does it play a large role in tourism, but it also is a large contibutor to state taxes due to the transient accommodations tax.  Just recently with the struggles of the economy, the state and counties have had a hard time enforcing policies that have been set to regulate the industry.