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From: Elizabeth Kilpatrick <br /> To: LPCtestimonv <br /> Subject: Re Short Term Rentals on Hawaii Island <br /> Date: Tuesday,April 16,2024 7:33:43 AM <br /> Aloha, <br /> This is very concerning to my husband and I that you wish to discontinue <br /> short term rentals or continue to tack on more and more taxes. <br /> We are both in our 80s and have been Hawaii resident for 40 years and 24 <br /> years respectively. <br /> As a former lawyer and teacher who now live very simply and who run an <br /> organic farm in order to provide healthy food for our community on Hawaii <br /> Island,we need to continue to maintain our home as a vacation rental in <br /> order to afford to live in Hawaii. <br /> I agree that folks shouldn't purchase multiple properties and be able to <br /> then use those as rentals when they are not Hawaii residents. <br /> One primary value for tourists to continue to use a vacation rental home <br /> while visiting Hawaii is that they are then able to feed themselves and <br /> their families in an affordable and healthy way. Many folks these days have <br /> dietary concems and cannot often afford or find the food required in <br /> restaurants. <br /> Our home would not become a long-term vacation rental because property <br /> taxes,utilities and other requirements to live here in Hawaii are so high <br /> that a monthly income from our home would not be sufficient to pay for these <br /> expenses. <br /> Thank you for your understanding. <br /> Elizabeth Kilpatrick 808 937-6932 <br /> Stephen Koolpe 808 937-5235 <br />