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see by our taxes reported and paid, we are not making a lot of money, but just making ends <br /> meet and trying to stay in our home and live comfortably . Most of the homeowner hosted <br /> rentals in our neighborhood are trying to do the same, there are no large rentals with huge <br /> profits being made here. <br /> If this bill passes, we will not rent long term. We will not be able to rent short term if our <br /> homeowners exemption is taken away. It will be a hardship to lose the income we have had <br /> and we may end up having to sell our beloved home and move somewhere affordable. Oh.... <br /> That's what you are trying to avoid right? Making local residents not able to afford housing <br /> and having to move elsewhere? <br /> Why would our local political leaders want to treat kapuna that have worked and lived in <br /> Hawaii for the majority of their lives,paid their taxes and contributed to their communities, <br /> the same as non-resident investors? If you take away home owner exemptions, raise taxes, <br /> and make renting a room in our homes prohibitive, we will be forced to sell our homes and <br /> move. <br /> Who would be able to afford those homes in todays market? Not any local or retired people <br /> that I know. It would most likely be non-resident investment buyers, that would need to rent <br /> those homes at high rental rates, to cover mortgage/property/taxes/etc. that most local families <br /> could not afford. <br /> The new proposed regulations seem very short sighted and not very well thought through. <br /> Please consider exempting residents from this proposed bill. Not only would long time <br /> residents have to sell and move, all the people that benefited from low cost short term rentals <br /> would be hurt. Room cleaners, landscapers, local restaurants, grocery stores, activities, etc. <br /> For the most part, guests/travelers that stay in low cost rooms in private homes, would no <br /> longer come here, as they could not afford the high cost of hotel rooms. <br /> Mahalo for considering exempting homeowner residents that live on their property from this <br /> Bill 121. <br />