Study on phasing out vacation rentals warns of $1.3 billion impact on Maui economy, but glosses over housing for residents: Maui Now

A study funded by a travel industry group projects tax revenue and economic losses from phasing out 7,000 vacation rentals in apartment districts, as Mayor Richard Bissen proposed during of a press conference on May 2. PC: Wendy Osher A study funded by a group representing “travel technology innovators,” including short-term rental platforms, projects huge…

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Robert Morris warned sex abuse accuser she could be sued for seeking compensation, emails show

Two decades before Pastor Robert Morris publicly admitted last week to engaging in “sexual conduct” with a child and resigned from Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, his accuser confronted him and sought relief, according to copies of emails obtained by NBC News. “Twenty-three years after you began destroying my life, I am still dealing with…

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