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(j:j:''A9:%) <br /> Hale 'Ohu <br /> April 3, 2024 <br /> To: Hawaii County Planning Commission <br /> Sent via email to: WPCtestimonv@hawaiicounty.gov <br /> Re: Bill 122 <br /> We are writing in response Bill 122 to submit testimony for the April 4 Planning Commission meeting. In <br /> addition to this written testimony, we have attached to this letter the written testimony we provided to <br /> the January 23 meeting on the proposed TAR bills to the Hawaii County Council Policy Committee on <br /> Planning, Land Use, and Development. <br /> In reading the Planning Department Background and Recommendation document dated Feb. 9, 2024, <br /> we are pleased to see Recommendation #2 that existing Bed and Breakfasts be allowed to continue to <br /> operate by special permit or a use permit. It is imperative that this statement be included in a revised <br /> Bill 121 as a permitted B&B is NOT a vacation rental and should not be conflated with that subsection of <br /> rental accommodations. To clarify further, we operate as a business, not providing transient <br /> accommodation as a secondary income. Our business is our primary and sole income. It would behoove <br /> a revised bill to include B&Bs as a separate section as such. <br /> Additionally, it should be noted that most permitted B&Bs do not have cooking facilities and should <br /> again be separated out noting that difference with vacation rentals. It was clear what regulations B&Bs <br /> needed to adhere to in our special permit(County code), but those regulations seem to be mostly <br /> omitted in Bill 121. Short of NOT removing B&Bs from Chapter 25-4-7 (which would be our preference), <br /> those regulations should be included in a revised Bill 121 under a section dedicated to permitted B&Bs. <br /> We welcome a methodology for the County to collect information and track all types of transient <br /> accommodation rentals including their tax license numbers.This would go a long way in transparency <br /> not only for the County to know who or what is operating in the County, but for operators to know who <br /> is permitted to operate a TAR. <br /> Thank you for taking the time to read our letter and consider our suggestions. <br /> Mahalo, <br /> Nicole and Gabrielle Naughten <br /> Owners/Innkeepers <br /> Hale 'Ohu Bed & Breakfast <br /> reservations@ haleohu.com <br /> 19-3896 Old Volcano Road • PO Box 2102 • Volcano, HI 96785 • +1 808.731.5243 • www.haleohu.com <br />