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From: Liz Lees
Sent: Saturday, May 3, 2025 12:22 PM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: TAR 47-25 Draft Proposal- Please leave us alone!
Dear Council,
I thought there was rule that there needs to be 2 years between re-introducing the same failed proposals before the
council? I understand this is a"portion"of the previously presented bill 121, but it is the same none the less. It is
disingenuous to suggest otherwise. Aren't there more important issues for county council to be spending time on?
The current proposal is vague and as confusing and full of things that need clarification as much as Bill 121 to which there
was broad opposition There are many portions of the bill that leave open to interpretation whether a host is in compliance
or has committed any perceived violations.The fees for non-compliance are exorbitant! To state this is "just a registration
bill" is again disingenuous.
I am a mostly retired, full time Big Island resident and I host visitors in my guest suite within my primary residence to help
pay the mortgage and make ends meet. We are good neighbors and hosting helps us cover the cost of maintaining our
home. Hosted rentals allow locals to participate in Hawaii's largest economic sector. Do you really want to create MORE
barriers to keeping money in the hands of locals?
By all accounts tourism and the economy are in decline. After more than ten years of successful hosting, for the first time,
we have almost no future bookings. This does not bode well for Hawaii's economy as a whole. Maybe now would be a
good time to take a pause, evaluate how Bill 108 is working and the promised economic study before adding MORE
regulations .
I feel strongly that the current bill is more than "just a registration bill", is overkill and is an unneeded and unwanted
burden to hosted rentals and tax paying county residents. The council should first understand the issues their decisions
will impact before introducing more bureaucratic and unneeded legislation.
Mahalo for your consideration,
Liz Lees
77-110 Nahale PL 1,,11 —�
Kailua Kona, HI 96740 -
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