HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0236.056 2024-2026Heather L. Kimball
Council District 1
Phone: (808) 961-8828
Fax: (808) 961-8912
Email: Heather.Kimba!A_@,hawaiicortnn� eov
HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL
25 Aupuni Street, Ste. 1402.
Hilo, Hawai `i 96720
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DATE:
June 2, 2025
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TO:
Holeka Goro Inaba, Council Chair
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Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM:
Heather L. Kimball, Council Member
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District 1
SUBJECT:
Proposed Amendment to Bill No. 47, Draft 2; An Ordinance Amending
Chapter 6 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended),
Relating to Transient Accommodations.
Transmitted herewith is a proposed amendment to Bill No. 47, Draft 2. The amendment is shown
below in Ramseyer format with respect to the content of Bill No. 47, Draft 2; material to be
deleted is bracketed and stricken and material to be inserted is underscored.
SECTION 1 of Bill No. 47, Draft 2, which amends chapter 6 of the Hawaii County Code 1983
(2016 Edition, as amended) by adding an article, is amended by amending section 6-53 to read as
follows:
"Section 6-53. Violation; penalties.
(a) Upon determination that a hosting platform is in violation of [th s div S; 0„,] sections
6-51 or 6-52, the planning director shall [e -•^e" +'d] issue a notice
of violation and order ordering the hosting platform[:] to cure the violation within
ten business days.
(b) If a hosting_ platform fails to cure any violation, the planning director shall order the
hosting platform to:
(1) To cease and desist from providing booking services to any TVR in the
County no later than ninety days from the date of the notice, or a later date as
the planning director may determine; and
(2) To pay:
(A) A civil fine for each day in which the violation persists in the amount
specified in the order, provided the amount is not less than $1,000 and
not more than $10,000; or
(B) In the case of a violation of section 6-52(c), a civil fine of $250.
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Ref. To:
Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Ref. 1)ate M — A
rn"i � Upon determination that a hosting platform is providing booking services for
a TVR for which the registration is expired, cancelled, or otherwise invalid, the
planning director shall issue to the hosting platform a notice of removal and order:
(1) Identifying the registration number or unique website address or link of the
TVR to be removed and the basis for removal;
(2) Ordering the hosting platform to [^ease and desist f em providing booking
—ees] remove the listing for the TVR from the hosting_ platform no later
than thirty days from the date of the notice; and
(3) Advising the hosting platform that failure to [
. stitut s . vielation , der- ,ubsee4ie,, (a) ] remove the listing constitutes a
failure to cure subject to subsection (b)."
Due to the limited scope of this proposed amendment, a copy of the new draft of this bill that
will result if it were adopted is not attached.
Thank you.
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