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Tuesday, May 20, 2025 9:11 AM
To:
Council Testimony'—'
Subject:
Opposition: Bill 47
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Aloha Council,
Once again I implore you to listen to your constituents and not move forward with this bill, or do not do so
without significant alteration.
This bill is far more than a simple "registration" process. It's cumbersome and, as worded, poses
significant threat to existing hosted rentals that allow the residents of Hawaii to make ends meet.
My biggest concern is the Cancellation Clause Section 6-48 (b)
The decision to cancel a registration may be made on the basis of:
(1) The TVR, including the structure used therefore or any activity on the property in connection
therewith, being in violation of any applicable law
That means unpermitted structures, alternative structures, and farm dwellings — by the way; every
structure be it a primary residence or a farm dwelling is considered a farm dwelling on agriculture land so
the rosehill directive could be interpreted to eliminate rentals hosted rentals on ag land which you have
heard from many many folks would be catastrophic for their ability to continue farming —we need more
farmers not less.
Regardless of the intent of this council, one, five, ten years down the line whomever is in charge will read
the letter of the law, not the intent and the law does not protect the people you're asking to register.
If it were a simple registration process to see how many rentals we have on island, as indicated, well
there's a much simpler way of doing that. In fact, you've accomplished it with the renewed HCTAT
website which now requires an address in order to pay taxes. If this is about registration why doesn't that
suffice?
Again I ask, where is the problem? We've yet to see hard numbers about what complaints you're
receiving for hosted rentals? You're already regulating unhosted which have always been the problem.
And you are moving forward with a bill before the economic impact study has been completed, which
means you don't know how this would affect families, rental rates and your own county coffers.
Why are you pushing this so hard?
Please listen. Please stop.
Aloha ggn�
Ashley Comm. No..
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