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Hawaii lawmakers take aim at vacation rentals after wildfire amplifies housing crisis

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An acute housing shortage hitting fire survivors on the Hawaiian island of Maui is squeezing out residents.

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.

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VERBATIM: The situation is prompting state lawmakers to consider giving counties the authority to phase out vacation rentals. The deadly wildfire last August burned the core of Lahaina’s (lah HIGH nah) residential housing stock. Neighborhoods spared by the fire have a high percentage of vacation rentals.

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