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From: Mary Christa Smith <br /> To: WPCtestimonv; LPCtestimonv <br /> Subject: Support stringent enforcement of short term rentals <br /> Date: Sunday,May 5,2024 7:09:34 AM <br /> Dear Planning Commission, <br /> I write to you as a resident of Hawai'i Island. <br /> I am thrilled with the passage of house bill 2919 and I ask that you make future determinations <br /> about rentals and development in alignment with this bill. It takes courage and determination <br /> over time to resist the allure of the powerful free market forces that would gut the housing <br /> market in Hawai'i. <br /> HB 2919 is good for Hawai'i in the short and the long term. Please aggressively regulate and <br /> enforce STVR restrictions. It will be so much easier to do this now than to find yourselves <br /> trying to mitigate and address the impacts that will come if such units are allowed to operate <br /> outside of current designations. This is a huge win in solving the housing shortage for local <br /> residents and it will take your commitment to do so. Realtors and investors should not have <br /> the right to gut our communities and extract profit and the expense of residents. They will <br /> always complain. Don't listen. I commend the Governor's and the legislature's courage to be <br /> bold in restricting short term vacation rentals. <br /> Kindly, <br /> Mary Christa <br /> Mary Christa Smith <br /> She/Her <br /> Follow on Substack <br /> marychristasmith&amail.com <br /> 435-640-9189 <br />