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Recommendation#4: Eliminate all rules that conflict or already exist in law. <br /> Section 25-4-16.25 is a restatement of existing tax law. <br /> Section 25-4-16.17(2)(E) and (F) is a restatement of existing law. <br /> Section 25-4-16.17(G) is more restrictive than existing law. <br /> Section 25-4-16.17(H) attempts to restrict public parking—in public spaces. <br /> Recommendation#5: Eliminate all rules that attempt to dictate where on their own <br /> property, an individual must live if there is an operating rental on the premises. <br /> If the county is going to allow hosted rentals at all, by definition, the property is the <br /> Principal home of at least one individual. It should not matter in which structure that individual <br /> chooses to live. That is not for the government to decide.Allow a rental to operate in any <br /> structure of the property if the property is also the principal home of one of the occupants. <br /> If the attempt of the drafters is to limit the use of newly constructed ADUs/Ohanas or <br /> secondary dwelling units as rentals, that can be accomplished with a title/deed notation. It does <br /> not need to be part of this Bill. <br /> Recommendation #6: Clarify the definition of`Hosting Platform'. <br /> As written the definition of hosting platform includes a"business or person"that <br /> provides a `marketplace'that offers rentals. This could be a single person with 2 rooms, a <br /> licensed property manager that lists their clients'properties, or a large 3rd party platform. This <br /> reporting requirement is burdensome and the fines exorbitant for an individual or small property <br /> manager who are otherwise compliant. <br /> I recommend rephrasing to clarify the intent is to compel reporting only by business <br /> entities or persons that facilitate or offer the advertisement of listings, but which are not licensed <br /> Hawaii Realtors nor required to otherwise pay direct transient accommodations tax. <br /> Unintended Consequences Disproportionately Affect Low-Income Residents and Reduce <br /> Housing Security <br /> Residents are the forgotten segment of people who need short-term rentals. To <br /> intentionally, methodically, try to reduce them will only further raise rental prices. HTA found <br /> that 2 1% of travelers are non-visitors. These are people traveling for work, for medical services, <br /> to visit family on their own island or neighboring islands. These are the folks who are waiting for <br /> their home to be tented or repaired, needing a place to live in between long-term homes and <br /> those who are just entering the workforce and don't have the rental history needed to secure <br /> long-term housing. <br /> Residents needing this type of housing are frequently on the lower end of the socio- <br /> economic scale or otherwise on a budget: those young folks transitioning out of the family home, <br /> 3 <br />