2024-04-05 PL-CCI-2024-000003 Bill 121 Adrian Soucek

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From: Adrian 5 To: LPCtestimony Subject: Written Testimony: Bill 121 Date: Friday,April 5, 2024 2:06:23 PM Aloha! My name is Adrian Soucek and I am writing to testify against Bill 121/TAR for the following reasons: 1. Economic Impact: This bill would impose unnecessary restrictions on short-term vacation rentals which would have a negative impact on the local economy that is already struggling. Many homeowners (especially our kupuna) rely on the income generated from these rentals to supplement their income. Knee-capping their ability to rent out their properties prevents locals from participating in Hawaii's largest industry - tourism. It also impacts all of the people they employ. When I visit other islands, I choose to stay in vacation rentals to support our people over large corporate hotels. Local hosts share their Aloha in a way that no resort handbook can replicate. 2. Property Rights: The bill infringes on homeowner's property rights, plain and simple. Locals should have the freedom to decide how they want to utilize their properties, including the option to rent them out on a short-term basis regardless of dwelling type. We should be looking at increasing agro-tourism, not limiting it without the option to change things in the future. It's incredibly short sighted. Imposing strict regulations limits people's ability to make use of their properties as they see fit. 3. Monitoring Challenges: Implementing the proposed regulations would require increased monitoring and enforcement efforts which would likely strain already limited resources. It would be challenging to accurately track and ensure compliance with the new regulations, leading to potential inefficiencies and allocation of unnecessary funds. Please vote against this measure. It does not help our economy or change our housing situation in any significant way. With aloha, Adrian Soucek Hawi, HI