Manawai...you really believe the "only" reason Airbnb doesn't want to check to see if their listing properties are legal is because they don't want the responsibility?  How about the fact that the vast majority of their listings in Hawaii are "illegal"? Most experts estimate over 90% of their listing on Oahu are illegal and Airbnb has done absolutely nothing about it! Airbnb has the capability to check their listings. In fact, they are now required by law to do so in both New Orleans and San Francisco, and they have agreed to do so...  As a corporate citizen, Airbnb has both a moral and ethical obligation to not be promoting illegal activities. Illegal vacation rentals are really harming our residential communities. They are reducing our resident housing supply and altering the residential character of our neighborhoods.  If Airbnb does not want to be a good corporate citizen, they shouldn't be welcome in Hawaii.