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From: Linda Sankovich
Sent: Friday, July 5, 2024 2:12 PM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Fwd: Bill 121 - Proposed Amendments and Need to Wait
Aloha and please consider my comments below.
My email was originally sent at 11:14 but I had the incorrect mailbox.
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Mahalo!!
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From: Linda Sankovich <lsanko1010@gmaiLcom>
Date: Fri, Jul 5, 2024 at 11:14 AM
Subject: Bill 121 - Proposed Amendments and Need to Wait
To: <em 'l oco ciltestimony(_ hawaiicounty,go-v>
Dear Council Members -
'I am pleased to see several of the proposed amendments from Council Chair Kimball which are
responsive to the bulk of the testimony heard at period sessions concerning Bills 1121, 122, and, 123.
wholeheartedly endorse the idea that the rental period for TARs can be and should be reduced from a 6-
month limit. I also agree with the changes on the fee structure and quiet hours.
do think that "farm dwellings" can be an appropriate place to host visitors and I do not agree that
owners cannot stay in a secondary dwelling while visitors are in the primary part of the structure.
I do believe that "unhosted" needs to be better defined. For instance, i operate a long-term rental on an
adjacent parcel. I am "on -site" if you think of the two parcels as one and, since there is common
ownership between the two parcels, it makes logical sense to do so. I can be at the rental within minutes
of a concern. It seems short-sighted that if I wanted to convert from a long-term to short-term model that
could not do so without much higher fees. I am not an off -Island owner who is disengaged with her
property or tenants, ! am right here in the community.
Lastly, I think it is most prudent that Council Member Kierkiewicz has drafted a Resolution for an
economic impact study that will quantify the outcomes of any legislation that alters transient
accommodations that is Hawaii Island specific. The implementation of such a study will provide much
needed data prior to passing sweeping changes.
Mahalo for your time, attention, and service.
Linda Sankovich
15-2066 7th Avenue Ref. To.
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