You assume that the problem is only in Kailua. It is all over the state and is costing us affordable housing for our friends and families who live here.  Tough for your family to vacation in Hawaii, well it ain't cheap for us locals either.  You and your family's use of illegal vacation rentals hurt people who are trying to live and work in Hawaii.  Your selfish interest in finding cheap vacations for your relatives will land up destroying the very ALOHA you talk of.

For instance, in Punaluu there is only one apartment building there built many years ago for local families.  Now half of that apartment is used for vacation rentals.  That means local families can no longer live in the communities they grew up in and stay close their families.  This is just one example.  There are thousands of illegal vacation rentals and drive up the cost of housing in Hawaii.