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Council Chair & Presiding Officer
Council District 1
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HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL
25 Aupuni Street, Ste. 1402. -_
Hilo, Hawai'i 96720
Amendment No. 3 -
DATE: August 27, 2024
TO: Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM: Heather L. Kimball, Council Chair, Council District 1
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Bill No. 121, Draft 3; An Ordinance Amending
Chapter 25, Articles 1, 4, and 5, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016
Edition, as Amended), Relating to Transient Accommodation Rentals and
Hosting Platforms.
Transmitted herewith is a proposed amendment to Bill No. 121, Draft 3. The proposed
amendment is shown below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 121,
Draft 3; material to be added is underscored.
SECTION 5 of Bill No. 121, Draft 3, which amends chapter 25, article 4, of the Hawaii County
Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) by adding a division, is amended by amending section
25-4-16.7 thereof to read as follows:
"Section 25-4-16.7. Rental registration process.
(a) Owners of a transient accommodation rental shall register by submitting a registration
application to the planning department in a format prescribed by the director. The
registration form, at a minimum, shall include:
(1) Property address and tax map key number;
(2) Name and contact information for the property owner. Name and contact
information for the operator, if different from the property owner, or the
reachable person or persons if the transient accommodation rental is un-hosted;
(3) If required pursuant to chapter 467, Hawaii Revised Statutes, a copy of a
current, valid real estate broker's license or real estate salesperson's license;
(4) Submittal of a site drawing, showing the location of all structures on the site, the
transient accommodation rental, and requisite off-street parking;
(5) A declaration in a format determined by the director that the transient
accommodation rental meets health and safety requirements;
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(6) A maximum renter limit in accordance with sections 25-4-16.17, paragraph (2);
and
(7) Copies of a current State of Hawaii general excise tax license and current
transient accommodation tax license.
(b) Upon acceptance of a registration application and determination that it is accurate and
complete, the planning director shall issue the property owner a transient
accommodation rental registration number.
(c) Issuance of a transient accommodation rental registration number shall not grant any
right, privilege, immunity, or other allowance to the subject property except as herein
provided, and shall not dispense with the necessity to comply with any applicable law
to which the owner may be subject."
A copy of the new draft of this bill that would result if this proposed amendment were adopted is
not attached.
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