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Kailua Kona, Hawaii short-term rental listings & supply

Updated By The AirDNA Data Team

Kailua Kona, Hawaii has 3,051 active short-term rental listings, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.

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Total active listings
3,051
-44.0% YoY
Most popular size
1BR
42.1% of all active listings
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Kailua Kona, Hawaii short-term rental listings

Kailua Kona has 3,051 active short-term rental listings as of August 2026, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. Active supply is down 44.0% from August 2025 to August 2026. Here's how the market breaks down:

  • By property type: 96.7% entire homes, 3.3% private rooms and 0.1% shared rooms.
  • By size: 42.1% 1-bedroom, 34.5% 2-bedroom, 14.6% 3-bedroom, 4.7% 4-bedroom, and 4.1% 5+ bedroom.
  • By channel: 57.2% cross-listed, 34% Airbnb-only and 8.8% Vrbo-only.
  • By availability: 62.1% full-time (271–365), 19.6% most of year (181–270), 10.5% part-time (91–180 nights), and 7.8% seasonal (1–90 nights).
  • By minimum stay: 29.9% 3 nights, 24.7% 4–6 nights, 21.1% 2 nights, 17.8% 30+ nights, 6.3% 7–29 nights, and 0.2% 1 night.
  • By cancellation policy: 34.6% strict, 27.8% super strict, 26% moderate, 8.9% flexible, and 2.6% no refund.
83
Rental demand score
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Kailua Kona's Rental Demand score: 83 out of 100.

Kailua Kona's Rental Demand subscore is 83 out of 100, one of five inputs to its overall Market Score of 86.

Rental Demand combines two inputs: annual occupancy (64% in Kailua Kona) and year-over-year listing growth (active supply down 44.0% from August 2025 to August 2026).

It is benchmarked against other short-term rental markets in the same country with at least 15 active listings.

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Key definitions

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Active listings
Active listings are the short-term rentals on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com that were available or booked in the trailing 12 months. AirDNA de-duplicates the same home across channels, and the count refreshes monthly.How AirDNA counts active listings →
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How Kailua Kona's active short-term rental supply has trended over the past year.

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Listing mix

Four ways to slice Kailua Kona's 3,051 listings

Property type

Entire home leads at 96.7%

  • Entire home96.7%
  • Private room3.3%
  • Shared room0.1%

Bedrooms

1BR leads at 42.1%

  • 1BR42.1%
  • 2BR34.5%
  • 3BR14.6%
  • 4BR4.7%
  • 5BR+4.1%

Channel

Multi-platform leads at 57.2%

  • Airbnb only34%
  • Vrbo only8.8%
  • Multi-platform57.2%

Availability

Full-time (271–365) leads at 62.1%

  • Seasonal (1–90 nights)7.8%
  • Part-time (91–180 nights)10.5%
  • Most of year (181–270)19.6%
  • Full-time (271–365)62.1%

Listings by minimum stay

Share of Kailua Kona active supply by host-set minimum stay

1 night
0.2%
2 nights
21.1%
3 nights
29.9%
4–6 nights
24.7%
7–29 nights
6.3%
30+ nights
17.8%

Listings by cancellation policy

Share of Kailua Kona active supply by host cancellation policy

Flexible
8.9%
Moderate
26%
Strict
34.6%
Super strict
27.8%
No refund
2.6%

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Kailua Kona market overview

The full Kailua Kona market: 3,051 listings, $81.6K average revenue, 64% occupancy, $406 ADR. Topline metrics and the AirDNA Market Score.

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Revenue

Annual earnings, revenue by property type, and daily rates by segment.

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Seasonality

Occupancy, RevPAR, peak and trough months, seasonality score.

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Property Managers

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