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From: Virainia RAMOS <br /> To: LPCtestimony <br /> Subject: Testimony for meeting <br /> Date: Saturday,April 6,2024 10:01:42 AM <br /> Agricultural Zoning and Short term rentals. <br /> Short term rentals should be allowed for agricultural zoning to <br /> 6. For agricultural stays to help owners manage the land, offset increasing taxes and to <br /> promote ag tourism. <br /> 7. Require owners of land to be residents and on property <br /> 8. Making agricultural land productive requires a lot of money and labor this would address <br /> both <br /> 9. Short term rentals would require documented work on the land by guests. Owners would <br /> need to keep records and submit records when requested. Minimum of 2 Hours per day, <br /> minimum stay 3 days. Longer stay requirements would not work as not too much to do in <br /> rural areas,but should be allowed Particular area referenced is from Hookena beach area <br /> to ocean View <br /> 10. Tax would be collected and submitted for such stays. <br /> 11. Help with farm worker shortage and increased labor costs. Weed whacking alone is up <br /> to $40 an hour. <br /> 12. Feral pigs are a huge problem and the cost to install fencing is prohibitive. This reduces <br /> the ability to use the land for food, crops etc. Having labor avail will help offset labor <br /> costs. <br /> 13. Because these are owner occupied, its supports local agricultural land and allows these <br /> lands to become real farms by offsetting the costs for labor abd allowing another source <br /> of income. No out of state owners buying land to make a quick dollar. Not in <br /> competition with hotels as are agricultural stays. <br /> 14. Taxes have increased immensely and current residents need help paying for these new <br /> taxes. <br /> 15. Good for education, cultural awareness, promoting farming and crop production, <br /> supporting residents. <br /> No short term rentals should be allowed by non resident owners of property. Nothing is <br /> contributed to our island. This would also stabilize pricing and allow more locals the <br /> opportunity to buy property, supporting local cultural, keeping families here in their <br /> homeland. Otherwise the properties will be owned and run by non residents who contribute <br /> nothing and we will have no young people here to support our island. <br /> We don't want the problems of Maui and Oahu here and it's your kuleana to make sure if <br /> that. <br /> Mahalo <br /> Virginia Ramos-Opihale Captain Cook <br />