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Tsuneda, Kaci
From:koanresident.underhand873@simplelogin.com
Sent:Friday, August 14, 2026 11:57 AM
To:Council Testimony
Subject:Written Testimony on Bill 175, August 19, 2026 Council Meeting - Simultaneous
Home Exchanges
Chair and Members of the Hawaii County Council:
Please accept this email as written public testimony concerning Bill 175 and include it in the official legislative
record for the August 19, 2026 Council meeting.
I request clarification concerning occasional reciprocal exchanges of principal residences. Does Ordinance 25-
50’s phrase “money, goods, services, or other consideration” intentionally include a simultaneous home swap
in which two homeowners occasionally exchange their principal residences, receive no money or GuestPoints
or cleaning fees, and do not operate commercial vacation rentals?
If this activity is intended to be covered:
How can a principal-residence owner outside a resort district register when the property has no STVR
registration, nonconforming-use certificate or use permit?
Why are GET and TAT registrations required when the owner receives no money?
How does the current IRC §121 primary-residence exclusion in Chapter 25 interact with the Chapter 6
registration requirement?
Would the Council consider clarifying or excluding occasional noncommercial reciprocal exchanges of
principal residences?
The proposed enforcement delay in Bill 175 provides an opportunity to clarify this issue before homeowners
are exposed to penalties.
Respectfully submitted,
Anonymous Hawaii County homeowner
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