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<br />zone, it’s like Kahalu‘u Beach Club, the project that I developed, and it’s Resort zone, so it’s
<br />authorized, and, okay, I’ve got to register, so I’m going to go register, the registration process
<br />includes submitting the form to the Department with a site plan showing the location of rooms
<br />for rent, requisite parking, in addition I need to provide proof of general excise tax, transient
<br />occupancy tax, lastly provide verification letters \[inaudible\], you know, first of all how in the
<br />world am I ever going to be informed of this, how many, what percentage of the people ever
<br />know they have to do that? And this stance is becoming a little cumbersome on an individual
<br />basis, to tell you the truth. So far. Now, maybe there is something here that really simplifies it
<br />and that would be great. Thank you.
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<br />JACKSON: Okay, so along the lines of this slide here, there are other areas on the island in
<br />West Hawai‘i that we also recognize there’s some inconsistency between some resorts that
<br />short-term vacation rentals would be permitted and others where they would not be permitted.
<br />So I just wanted to really quickly run down some examples, and this is not a complete list; this
<br />was just taking a quick look at our zoning in resort areas. So areas where short-term vacation
<br />rentals would be permitted under this bill would be Mauna Kea Resort makai of the highway,
<br />Mauna Lani Resort, Waikoloa Beach Resort. Areas where short-term vacation rentals would not
<br />be permitted, unless they get a nonconforming use certificate, would be Waikoloa Village, all of
<br />Puakō except for a few lots on the north end that are zoned Resort. And then going further south
<br />towards Kona, towards Kailua-Kona, you have the Kaūpūlehu, Hualālai, and Kūki‘o Resorts. ʻ
<br />But then just south of that you have Manini‘ōwali Resort that’s still under development, and that
<br />one would not allow for short-term vacation rentals. Going further south, I showed you the slide
<br />in Kailua-Kona along Ali‘i Drive just south of Kona Bay Estates to Kona Hawaiian Resort, and
<br />then there is another Resort Node in Keauhou along Ali‘i Drive and just south of Kahalu‘u
<br />Beach Park to Kona Country Club. So properties in between that are zoned Resort, those would
<br />also be permitted to have short-term vacation rentals. And then on the foot side of that areas
<br />between Kailua-Kona and Keauhou, along Ali‘i Drive outside of the Resort and Resort Node
<br />areas that are not zoned Hotel would be needing a nonconforming use certificate.
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<br />UNGER: To clarify – go back to that slide, please – to clarify, everything on the right is in the
<br />Resort or Resort Node area also?
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<br />JACKSON: The areas on the right are not in —
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<br />UNGER: Are not, okay, okay.
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<br />JACKSON: — the Resort Node area.
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<br />UNGER: Thank you.
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<br />JACKSON: Okay, so, how are existing short-term vacation rentals permitted? When we first
<br />got Bill 108 in the Planning Department, there was some confusion about what the Council
<br />intended as far as the registration process and how to register existing short-term vacation
<br />rentals. So we had some discussion with Council staff, and they said that the intent of Bill 108,
<br />Draft 4, was to have all existing and new short-term vacation rentals register with the Planning
<br />Department within six months of adoption of the ordinance. In addition to registration, those
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