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expensive, the cabins are booked out for months, and KMC doesn't answer their phones (to the <br /> point that my neighbors had to drive out there to talk to them in person in order to make a <br /> future reservation!). I recently took my son for a weekend in Volcano and we stayed at <br /> an affordable, hosted Airbnb. My son and I got to explore Volcano for two whole days rather <br /> than driving the dangerous roads at night two hours home. Many hosted rentals will shut their <br /> doors if this bill passes. It will hurt ALL OF US except the mainland corporate hotels. Big <br /> Island families will lose income they need to survive, all the support staff including cleaners, <br /> maintenance folks, and property managers will lose income or their jobs, and we all will lose <br /> affordable places to stay in Volcano, Puna, Hilo, Hamakua, Kohala, and even Kona. We are <br /> going to push people into driving tired after a long day, and more of these fatal accidents will <br /> result. <br /> 5. IT WILL NOT CREATE MORE LONG TERM HOUSING - These hosted rentals are spare <br /> rooms that residents need for their own family to visit part of the year. They are hosted by <br /> residents fearful of renting long term until Landlord-Tenant code issues are addressed. <br /> 6. IT WILL INCITE LITIGATION - I do not want MORE of my tax dollars going toward <br /> defending bills with known legal holes in them. <br /> Please listen to the residents of Big Island about this bill. The corporate people supporting this <br /> legislation are supporting it for financial reasons only. We, Big Island families, are trying to <br /> survive, keep money local, and make this a better place for all of us to live. <br /> Mahalo for your support, <br /> April Nelson <br />