2024-04-02 PL-CCI-2024-000003 Bill 121 Kiki GubserTestimony

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We want the planning commission to recommend equal treatment of the property owners who live on site and operators who do not own the property, but live on site as lessors or caretakers. 4. We want the planning commission to recommend the removal of restrictions about where hosts live and where guests stay. As long as the owner is in the same building, on the same parcel or on an adjacent parcel it is overreach to tell them where they can and cannot sleep. 5. We want the planning commission to recommend that Hawaii County provide clarity for tiny homes, tents, trailers and other alternative accommodations. 6. We want the planning commission to recommend streamlining the registration process and eliminating invasive requirements like dimensioned drawings and the disclosure of private details of their home. 7. We want the planning commission to recommend removing dangerous signage requirements and protect operators from the public disclosure of addresses and ownership. 8. We want the planning commission to recommend removing intrusive reporting requirements. 9. We want the planning commission to recommend language that prevents platforms from using their market power to exploit hosts and guests. Platforms claim that they simply connect guests and hosts, but they often dictate host behavior in a way that gives them control over host operations. For any platform with more than 10% market share consumer protection requirements should include: Accurate Search Results - Search results should provide the best match. Paid promotion of listings is an abuse of market power and should be prohibited. True Reviews - Guests who do not arrive and stay at the property should not be allowed to review the property. Accountability and Safety - Disclosure of full guest contact information to the hosts including the email address, phone number and home address of