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From: Deborah <br /> To: W PCtesti mono <br /> Subject: Bill 121,restrictions on TARs <br /> Date: Monday,April 1,2024 8:41:11 AM <br /> Aloha County Commissioners, <br /> I live in Lower Puna, in Puna Beach Palisades, down by Kehena Beach, off the Red Road. <br /> This is where there are ZERO hotels or motels. But lots in the way of Mana, nature, ocean, <br /> calm, serenity and beauty. <br /> I feel privileged and lucky to have moved here 16 years ago, TODAY. No, not an April Fools <br /> j oke. <br /> I do not own my own home, so obviously, I don't have a TAR or STVR. However, many of <br /> my beloved neighbors and community members up and down the Red Road, along the coast, <br /> offer up spaces so that travelers can experience some of what beckoned us to call this remote <br /> jungle area our home. <br /> I'm 63 yrs old and many of these community members are older than me, barely making ends <br /> meet to be able to stay here. Not only are they providing a remarkable service in their golden <br /> years, but they are also receiving essential income when working a day job in Hilo is <br /> impossible at their age. <br /> So they get to be Ambassadors of Aloha in their Golden years, while providing essential <br /> housing for visitors who need a reprieve from the constant torrents and stressful barrage most <br /> of the world (esp mainland) feeds them on the daily. <br /> Over the years I've watched my community members jump through all the governmental <br /> hoops and expenses to keep their STVRs open and welcoming. <br /> I know there is a need for more affordable, long-term housing, but I strongly feel you have <br /> chosen the WRONG path to make that happen. And most everyone I know in this precious <br /> community agrees with me. <br /> Please,please,please drop this Bill and take another, more sustainable, realistic path that will <br /> truly help everyone. I urge you to not punish my elders, many who have lived long term on <br /> Pele's aina in very simple, small footprint kine ways that ADD in many ways. Not extract. <br /> Please rethink. <br /> Mahalo nui loa for your time. <br /> Deborah Davis <br /> Pahoa, Hawaii <br /> Ian: 808-965-9203 <br /> cel: 808-443-6863 <br />