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From: Joshua Montgomery
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2025 11:22 AM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Opposition to Bill 47
There are several major problems with this bill:
1. It requires the planning director to revoke people's registration ( and therefore their livlihood) for any
violation of law. This includes:
a. Having any unpermitted improvements. This sweeps up 40% of the properties on the Big Island, or
nearly 2,600 small businesses.
b. Operatingwith a cesspool. The EPA classifies any address with a home based business and a
cesspool as a "high capacity" cesspool. These are illegal and can be used as a pretext to shut down the
host.
c. Operating in Ag zoning. Hawaii Revised Statutes §205-4.5 forbids the use of agricultural zoned land for
rentals of less than 21 days.
2. It requires homeowners to disclose their unpermitted improvements while providing them with no
protection from prosecution.
3. It fines people $10,000. This fine is ridiculous relative to the impact of failing to register.
Once again - intentionally or not, this Bill is a ban on operating hosted rentals on ag land. It makes it
impossible for anyone with unpermitted improvements, a cesspool or ag zoning to plan for the future and
creates an atmosphere of fear.
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Joshua Montgomery
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Guard Well Farm
75-1097 Keopu Mauka Dr.
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Holualoa, HI 96725
ph: +1 (785) 840 6155
ioshua.montgome guardwellfarm.com
http //g_uardwellfarm.com
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Ref. Dale 2 1 2025