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September03 2024 RECEIVED
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To whom itmay concern; Date A 3 2024
Mvname isAnh Nguyen. |amanAirbnbshort term host. Before | was ahost, | was doing
small business under Tropical Frozen Yogurts from March 2010 to November 2018. We
closed this business because the rent went updouble. VVahad our first child after 5years
into our business. VVohad todecide nnour priority, whether tospend SLo12hours working
and running onaself-serve frozen yogurt orfinding another job that wecould have more
time with our daughters (Our second daughter was born January 27, 2018 [10 months
before weclosed our small businesa)).
The small business allowed uetoget a$5O,0OObusiness loan. My vv��and /vvereable to
get aOxorupper inJune 2O18. Aevva�nimhed��ngthe two ex�a'rooms cfour houae our
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However, the short term Airbnb renter allowed me to spend more time with my children and
work from home.
Duing the Covid10.most nfour bookings were canceled and cxthere were no bookings,
Our neighbor suggested that vveapply for Supplemental Nutrition Aeeis/
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However, as the Hawaii County considered changing the law to have renewal fee of our
short term Airbnbrental, itwill bemore difficult for uetudnour business. VVealready had nn
income inJune and August 2O24out ofour short term AiMbnbrental, There ianobooking for
September. Our Airbnb income for July was a meager $3,056.12 for 4 persons during a new
school year for our children. With our 9 and Gyears old daughters vvemight have torevert
toSNAP until wefind ajob that iamore ideal for our family, VVelike tokeep our Airbnb
hosting because we want to focus on our priority, dedicating time for our children.
VVepay our General Exercise tax and Accommodation tax monthly. The added fees for
licensing and taxes will behard for our family tomake aliving.
Please find ebetter solution torequire licensing fees tothose who are not locally running
these vacation rentals from other states by an agent or an organized company.
Thank you for listening tomystory and concerns.
Sincerely,
Anh Nguyen
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