Maui County just released the new property tax rates — and the gap between who won and who got crushed is staggering.

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We break down every tier, the Bill 9 wildcard, and what it means for your Maui property play.

📊 THE TAX RATES AT A GLANCE:

• Owner-Occupied (primary home, $1.5M or less): $1.65/thousand (+$300K exemption)

• TVR / Short-Term Rental (up to $900K): $13.00/thousand — NO exemption

• Second Home / Non-Owner Occupied (up to $1M): Less than half the TVR rate

• Timeshare: $14.90/thousand

• High-End Wailea / Honuakai / Polo Beach ($3M+): $17.00/thousand

• Long-Term Rental: $2.90/thousand (+$200-300K exemption)

• Hotel & Resort: $11.80/thousand

🏆 WINNERS: Primary residents with homes valued at $4.5m plus. Their rate actually went DOWN.

💥 LOSERS: TVRs got hit with tiered increases (+$0.50 to +$1.45/thousand). Second homes went up. Timeshares ticked up +$0.20.

⚖️ THE BILL 9 WILDCARD: 7,000 TVR units could lose vacation rental status. If that happens, the county's tax base craters. Those $13/thousand units could drop to $2.90 or even $1.65/thousand overnight.

📉 MARKET PULSE: Maui ranked #2 behind Florida in vacation home purchase downtick. Cash-heavy market. Seller financing emerging. Realtors finally pricing realistically...is this the bottom?

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Most people think retiring to Maui is one decision. It's not. It's a series of decisions, and most people don't even know what the steps are until they're halfway through them.

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In this episode, we walk through the real, unfiltered path from "what if" to "welcome home" using live market data, specific condo price cuts, and the conversations they're having with buyers right now.

What's inside:

→ The multi-step timeline nobody hands you when you start planning a Maui retirement

→ Why some buyers are choosing Maui over Florida — and never looking back

→ The "Takeaway Test:" what happens when you seriously try to talk yourself out of moving here

→ Which buyer profile fits you: relocation, second home, vacation rental, or exit strategist

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The guy with the Tommy Bahama chair on the beach isn't lazy. He's already won.

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Danny's been in Hong Kong long enough to know what "frantic" actually looks like. Jon's watched buyers burn out refreshing Zillow every morning. This episode is about why Maui's pace feels wrong at first — and why that's exactly the point.

If you've been to Maui and couldn't stop thinking about it on the flight home, this one's for you. If you've been "thinking about it" for three years and still haven't made a move, this one's really for you.

We get into the real reason some people latch on and some people run — and what separates the ones who actually make it happen from the ones still scrolling. Plus a full hot list walkthrough: open house with zero traffic on a sub-$400K hotel-zoned unit, a Big Beach rumor put to rest, and a one-bedroom floor plan that could quietly save you $300K over a two-bedroom.

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Single-family homes are selling. Condos are stacking up. Daniel spotted the trend in this week's numbers and we're breaking down exactly what it means for anyone watching the Maui market.

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🏡 THE BIG TREND — Single-Family vs Condos We're seeing a clear split: single-family homes are getting absorbed while new condo listings keep piling on. What's driving it? And which property type actually makes sense right now for the second-home buyer, the investor, and the full-time mover?

🏛️ BILL 88 UPDATE The Maui County Council held its first reading. Attitudes are shifting. Common sense may actually prevail. We break down where things stand and what's next.

🏚️ THE DHHL REALITY CHECK A Native Hawaiian family has been waiting 17 months — and counting — just to sign a paper and buy a home from another Hawaiian Homes family. We separate the blood quantum lawsuit from the Trump budget headlines and explain what's actually broken.

⛵ GUNG HO SAILING SHOUT-OUT Our clients who lost their boat in the Lahaina fire are back — now sailing private charters out of Ma'alaea. Plus: tales from Fiji, Cloudbreak, and the retirement catamaran that made it happen.

🔥 THIS WEEK'S HOT LIST (16 LISTINGS): • South Point — $475K (was $500K). 2/1, ground floor, 50 days on market. Price still dropping. • Honoapiilani Highway, Wailuku — $1.2M. 2/1.5, 1,487 sq ft on 12,000 sq ft lot. Built 1953. Rambling ranch with mountain-ocean views. • Kahana Manor — County eyeing it for Kūpuna housing program. Ground-floor, concrete, walkable. A play for Lahaina fire victims. • Maalaea Yacht Marina — $699K. 2BR direct oceanfront. Lease extended to 2088/2093. HOA + lease fees = $2,200/mo. Never vacation rentable. • Puamana — $1.995M. 3/4, 1,488 sq ft. Burn zone. Vacation rentable. Across from surf break "Pools." 75 steps to the stroll. • Malama Street, Kihei — $985K. 1,500 sq ft on 7,500 sq ft lot. Non-conforming ohana (converted garage). Backyard potential. • Haleakala Shores — $575K. 2/2, 1,000 sq ft. Vacation rentable through 2031. Kitschy, self-managed, priced to move. • Kihei Villages — $469K. Top floor, quiet. Classic entry-level Kihei. • Walaka Street — $339K. 1/1, 400 sq ft. Residential zoning. HOA $395/mo. The cheapest door on the list. • Hono Kai — $630K. Direct oceanfront, apartment-zoned. Vintage bones. • Nahale Omakina, Kaanapali — $1.2M. 3/3, 2,000 sq ft. HOA $1,200/mo. Not vacation rentable. Golf cart lifestyle, clubhouse with pool/spa/gym. • Kionikai — $1.2M. Nearly 2,000 sq ft. Demo complete, bring your contractor. Includes non-conforming 1/1 ohana. • Cam Sands, Kihei — $799K. Hotel-zoned (on Bill 88). Great condition, small lanai. • Parkshore — $750K. Vault ceilings, across from the Cove. • Akahi — $650K. 71 days on market. Clean and tidy. • Hale Onaloa — Started at $1.119M. 419 days on market and still sitting. The poster child for the condo trend.

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The same week, one condo sold $400K over asking, and another dropped $75K. Welcome to Maui, where there is no "one market."

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In this Coconut Wireless, we unpack the contradiction at the heart of Maui real estate right now: Bill 88's aftermath, the bait-and-switch feeling among investor owners, and why — despite the noise — Maui still makes sense for buyers who understand the game. ⚡ Key Points • Bill 88 & The Bait-and-Switch — How owners who were welcomed with open arms now feel painted as the problem • Same Complex. Same Week. $200K Apart. — Why every deal in Maui is its own micro-market • The 9-Year Dream — What long-term ownership on Maui actually looks like (spoiler: it's not a flip) • Lahaina's Rebuild as a Signal — What the recovery timeline tells mainland buyers about Maui's trajectory • Fractional Ownership Is Here — The old model is shifting, and smart buyers are paying attention 📌 Deal of the Week → https://looksee.it/VvgXy 📌 Full Property Search → https://looksee.it/VvgXy 🔔 Subscribe for weekly Maui market updates: @RetireWithMaui 📲 Connect with Jonny & Danny dreams2REALITY Hawaii Compas Real Estate, RB-24054 Mahalo for watching. 🤙

Bill 88 gets its first formal reading this Friday at 9AM — and the Maui County Council is staring down a majority vote that could reshape hotel zoning across the island. We break down what's actually in play, who's supporting it, and why 4,500 potential new units entering hotel zoning changes the pricing game entirely.

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Then Jonny drops a confession that flips the script on everything we've been saying about the "American Dream." He's a renter. And he's fallen in love with it. We go deep on the math, why owning on Maui currently costs double what renting costs, how the younger generation is pouring money into tech and AI instead of mortgages, and whether the old playbook of "buy anything you can afford" still makes sense here.

Plus: a wild client story (Maui → Portugal → back to Maui for a rental), the three types of Maui buyers you DON'T want to be, and this week's property listings — including a Sprecklesville compound that dropped half a million dollars in 122 days and a hotel-zoned Ho'olei unit in Wailea.

Whether you're in the "dream mode" phase or ready to pull the trigger, this episode will make you rethink what owning on Maui actually means right now.

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Jonny's spent his whole life on Maui — born on Molokai, built on Maui. So why does he keep escaping to Kauai? Here's the honest, insider comparison no travel blog will give you.

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🌺 What we cover:
• Why even a Maui local needs Kauai to slow down
• Kauai's North Shore, Hanalei & Poipu — what makes each area different
• The BIG vacation rental rule difference between the islands (critical for investors)
• Why Maui still dominates on occupancy rates and tourism numbers
• The "tell your friends to go to Maui" mentality — and what it means for YOUR decision
• Current Maui market update: where the price reductions are landing

Whether you're dreaming of a full move, a second home, or a vacation rental that pays for itself — understanding these two islands is step one. We're not here to sell you on either. We're here to help you make the right call for YOUR retirement.

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Not just a transaction. A transformation.

Bill 88 just passed the Housing & Land Use Commission 6-1 — and if it clears the full Maui County Council, up to 4,500 apartment-zoned condos could legally maintain their vacation rental status.

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🔑 IN THIS EPISODE:

• What Bill 88 actually does — and how it differs from Bill 9
• New H3 & H4 zoning classifications explained in plain language
• Which 4,500 condos could keep vacation rental status — and the ~2,500 that won't make the cut
• Market impact: will affected condo prices bounce back now?
• The political angle: why the mayor NEEDS this to pass before re-election
• Listings reviewed: Kapalua, Ka'anapali, Kihei, Wailuku, West Maui & more — including price reductions you need to see

Whether you're a current owner watching your rental status hang in the balance, a buyer who's been waiting for the chaos to settle, or an investor eyeing the window that Bill 88 may just re-open — this is the update you cannot afford to miss.

Mahalo for watching. Drop a comment below — are you following this as an owner, a buyer, or someone keeping tabs from the mainland? We read every one.

If you're not subscribed yet, we'd love to have you join the community. We're on the path to 500 — and your support means everything. 🌺

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— Jonny & Danny dreams2REALITY Hawaii | @RetireWithMaui

Maui's MLS just dropped a bombshell: "Coming Soon" listings are NOW allowed. For the first time, you can get eyes on properties BEFORE they hit the open market, and if you're not on the inside, you're already behind.

Maui County said one thing publicly about Bill 9, then sent private owners at one particular complex a very different letter. We got our hands on what they're NOT announcing at the council meetings, and it changes everything for these condo owners and buyers.

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In this Coconut Wireless episode, Jonny & Danny break down:

🏘️ The Bill 9 letter Maui County is quietly sending to private owners — and what it means for your rental rights

📊 A $2.4M Maui Meadows listing that just sold for $1.5M... that's a $900K haircut

🏗️ The CPR flip sitting 75 days on the market at $1.9M — is the math broken?

💸 Harbor Lights: $99K vs $234K for the SAME building — what's the real story?

📋 Kaanapali Royal's insane tax gap: $18K/yr vs $1,600/yr depending on your status

🔥 A special May 26th council meeting that could reshape zoning

Plus, the Deal of the Week drops tomorrow. You won't want to miss this one.

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