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Division 3. Hosting Platforms. Section 6-50. Applicability. This division does not apply to: (1) The provision of booking services for a TVR by the owner thereof; and (2) A real estate broker or real estate salesperson acting as a hosting platform for no more than one TVR. Section 6-51. Registration required. (a) A hosting platform may not provide or facilitate booking services or ancillary services for a TVR within the County; unless: (1) The person or business first registers with the director of finance, which 1 registration must be made in a format and by a date prescribed by the director of finance and include: (A) A registration fee of$1,000; (B) A signed acknowledgement of the registrant's responsibilities and obligations under this division; and (C) Other information, documentation, or content as the director of finance may require; (2) The TVR is registered under division 1 or exempt from registration by reason of a use permit or special use permit; and (3) The owner of the TVR consents to the disclosure of information relating to the TVR that the hosting platform is required to report under section 6-52. (b) Registration under this section shall remain in effect until terminated by the registrant or cancelled pursuant to section 6-53. (c) For the purposes of this section, "ancillary services"includes insurance, concierge services, catering,restaurant bookings,tours, guide services, entertainment, cleaning,property management, or maintenance services in connection with a TVR. Section 6-52. Reporting. (a) For every TVR in the County for which a hosting platform provides booking services during each month,the hosting platform shall report to the director of finance, in a format prescribed by the director of finance,the following information: (1) The tax map key number of the TVR; (2) The registration identification number issued under the Hawai`i Revised Statutes, chapter 237D, associated with the TVR; (3) The registration number issued under division 1 associated with the TVR; and (4) The unique website address or link of the TVR. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection(c),the report must be made no later than fourteen days after the end of each month. (c) In the case of a real estate broker or real estate salesperson acting as a hosting platform for more than one TVR,the report may be made on an annual basis no later than the last day of each January with the information required under subsection(a) covering the preceding calendar year. 5