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From: Alan Grodzinskv <br /> To: LPCtestimonv <br /> Subject: Short term rentals <br /> Date: Monday,April 15,2024 9:48:46 PM <br /> We are owners of a home on Kealakekua Bay in Napoopoo. Along with most of the homes in the neighborhood we <br /> offer our home to visitors as a rental.This income we receive from rentals makes it possible for us to pay over <br /> $33,000 annually in property tax to the county.If not for the rental income,there would be no way we could pay <br /> such exorbitant property tax.We would be forced to sell the property which we have owned for nearly 40 years.We <br /> are Hawaii residents and love using our home when it is not rented. <br /> There are no hotels nearby and the Bay is a very popular attraction for visitors.It seems this area should be one of <br /> the areas that allow short term rentals. Why on earth would they be forbidden 7 It generates TAT and excise tax on <br /> top of the property taxes.A bill that forbade short term rentals would be counterproductive for the county and unfair <br /> to the property owners. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Alan Grodzinskv <br /> Sent from my iPhone <br />