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DISTRIBUTED AT LPC 8-9-23 HEARING <br /> Item #3 Joan Hunziker(PL-SPP-2023-036) <br /> SidneyFuke, Planning consultant 2023-06-25 Ltr from Applicant Re: Community Outreach <br /> �•�� P.O.Box •Hilo,liawai'i 96720 •Planning•variance•Zoning <br /> (80 <br /> Cell:(808)98 989-0640 •subdivision•Land use Permits <br /> E-mail:sidneyfuke@gmail.com •Environmental Reports <br /> June 25, 2023 <br /> Mr. Zendo Kern, Director <br /> Planning Department <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAH <br /> 101 Pauahi Street <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Dear Mr. Kern: <br /> Subject: Special Permit Application (PL-SPP-2023-000036) <br /> Applicant—Joan Hunziker <br /> Auhaukeae 1st, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: 7-5-012: 091 <br /> The applicant requested that I inform you and the Leeward Planning Commission <br /> of her outreach efforts to date. <br /> Prior to the May 19, 2023, Leeward Planning Commission (which was <br /> postponed), on May 11, the applicant emailed and/or hand delivered the following <br /> communication to her neighbors: <br /> "Aloha Neighbors: <br /> Someone in our community kindly informed me you've signed <br /> a document outlining concerns about my application for a B&B. <br /> If you did not, please excuse your inclusion here. If you know <br /> others who did, but are unnamed, please forward this email to them_ <br /> I'm seeking a permit to operate as a B&B, because they are <br /> regulated and subject to public scrutiny. STVRs & hosted rentals, <br /> on the other hand, are largely unregulated, and as a result can <br /> create various issues and tension among neighbors. Witness <br /> our own neighborhood. I wish to be transparent and lawful with <br /> the use of my property. And if such usage should prove disruptive, <br /> or in any other way inappropriate, the permit can be revoked. <br /> In case you're unaware, I've hosted a short-term rental for the <br /> past nine months to determine if I wished to operate as a B&B. It has <br /> provided an incredible opportunity to meet wonderful people from <br /> around the world. Not a single unpleasant event, and the property <br /> consistently has earned Super Host status with an unbroken 5 Star <br /> record. As a B&B there will be little change to the operation or the <br /> quality of the guests it attracts. <br />