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is essential that I be able to continue offering part of my home for short term vacation <br /> in order to be able to continue living in my home. <br /> This legislation will create far more hardship than whatever benefits it will provide and <br /> will not solve the housing shortage. <br /> I live in South Kona, and there was only one hotel, the Manago Hotel, in the area, <br /> which is now no longer available as a hotel. My visitors do not want to stay in a hotel <br /> or resort setting, but would rather have a more affordable authentic Hawaiiana <br /> vacation, so they love vacation rentals. I think it is important for our visitors to have a <br /> choice in the kind of experience they want in accommodations. This legislation will <br /> also hurt our tourists and the income that the state derives from these vacation <br /> rentals. <br /> Before passing any new legislation, I would hope that you would commission <br /> independent research to see what benefit it would actually have. From my <br /> perspective, it seems that this proposed legislation would create a lot of hardship fo <br /> the thousands of families currently hosting vacation rentals, create angry constituents, <br /> litigation and unintended consequences. <br /> I hope that you will listen to the feedback that you are receiving, and either come up <br /> with a plan that benefits all concerned, or leave the hosted vacation rental regulations <br /> as they are—at least until independent research has come to some actual results <br /> from the 2018 legislation. <br /> Thank you for considering my request. <br /> Kathleen Carr <br />