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Dept of Planning, Kona Hawaii, <br />When the Dept of Planning decided to legalize the short-term vacation rentals, my neighbor Cathy <br />Sinclair and I attended the meeting. We were told all of the conditions and restrictions they had to <br />comply with to be legal. There were required quiet hours, maximum number of guests, and an on <br />island contact. Then the mainland owners of vacation rentals were allowed to speak and promised <br />all these things would be enforced. It couldn't have been farther from the truth. <br />Kona Heights and Kealoha are quiet residential neighborhoods. Mostly owned by retired or senior <br />citizens, some with younger children who have respected each other for decades. The short-term <br />rentals are a blight on Hawaii's neighborhoods for so many reasons. <br />We were given complaint forms which I took in person to the planning dept. One employee threw a <br />complaint back at me without even looking at it. At that time, I was told if a rental had the police <br />called 3 times they could lose their permit. One house close by has had numerous complaints with <br />parties lasting past 2 am. <br />The house across the street with a pool facing me has a mainland owner that most of the time <br />doesn't even respond to complaints. Recently he had 3 couples as guests who partied in the pool <br />from before 7am till 10pm blasting loud music. It went on for days. My nerves were fried. It's just <br />not fair. i have been a resident of this neighborhood for 45 years, owned businesses, contributed to <br />many fund raisers in the community and now for my retirement I have short term vacation rentals <br />on both sides of me. I would love to have long term rentals or new owners which would be a <br />blessing for people who work here and need housing. <br />Please take the short term vacation rentals out of non -resort neighborhoods. <br />Mahalo for your consideration, <br />Gwen Olins <br />1-4z,J <br />f/4904 -6J3 0Y -ode <br />75- 510 1� 96 754 <br />HAND DELIVERED <br />RCVD CDH PLANING DEPT <br />APR 9'2'1 AK11:33 <br />