Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen announced he plans to phase out vacation rentals operating in the Apartment District. It's a total of 7,000 units — 2,200 of which are in West Maui. Mayor Bissen says they do expect to get sued over this and receive a lot backlash from vacation rental owners, but he says the benefits of this bill far outweigh the repercussions.

<p>Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen announced he plans to phase out vacation rentals operating in the Apartment District. It's a total of 7,000 units — 2,200 of which are in West Maui. Mayor Bissen says they do expect to get sued over this and receive a lot backlash from vacation rental owners, but he says the benefits of this bill far outweigh the repercussions.</p>

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