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(d) The amnesty program shall not retroactively apply to property owners who have already been subject to property tax adjustments based on previous transient accommodation rental operations. Section 25-4-16.27. Director duties in event of emergency. In the event of a declared emergency, natural or manmade, where a significant number of hosted nonconforming use transient accommodation rentals are permanently lost within any given judicial district,the director shall assess the effect of such loss upon the affected district and if deemed necessary, initiate legislative and administrative opportunities to restore hosted transient accommodation rental capacity to primary residents who relocate within the affected district." SECTION 5. Chapter 25, article 4, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by adding the following new division to read as follows: "Division 1.2. Hosting Platforms,Transient Accommodation Rentals. Section 25-4-17. Booking services. (a) Any person or entity acting as, or on behalf of, a hosting platform shall not provide and collect, or receive a fee for booking services in connection with any transient accommodation rental that is not lawfully registered or permitted pursuant to this chapter. (b) Hosting platforms shall not collect nor receive a fee, directly or indirectly through an agent or intermediary, for facilitating or providing services ancillary to a transient accommodation rental that is not lawfully registered or permitted pursuant to this chapter or does not have the appropriate use permit issued pursuant to this chapter. Prohibited ancillary services shall include insurance, concierge services, catering, restaurant bookings, tours, guide services, entertainment, cleaning, property management, or maintenance of the residential property or unit. Section 25-4-17.1. Registration. (a) Hosting platforms shall not provide booking services to owners or operators of transient accommodation rentals without first registering with the department. To register, a hosting platform shall complete and provide a hosting platform registration to the director in a form prescribed by the director, pay a registration fee of$100, and agree in writing to: (1) Obtain written consent from all owners or operators of transient accommodation rentals for the disclosure of the information required by the director; and (2) Furnish such information to the County in accordance with section 25-4-17.2. (b) A hosting platform may cancel its registration by delivering written notice of cancellation to the director. (c) The director may cancel a hosting platform's registration for cause, including any violation of this Code. (d) Nothing in this section relieves the owner or operator of a transient accommodation rental from the registration requirements set forth in this chapter. 14