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From:Richard Prohoroff <rwprohoroff@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, August 31, 2026 8:53 AM
To:Council Testimony
Subject:bill 147 testimony
Aloha another meeting another headache for hosted stvr, bill 147. I’ve been legally hosting a
stvr for over 10 years in Kohala Estates an ag subdivision on private road private water.
Pushing 80 years old and the rental income from my cpr guest house has become my
retirement. There is no agriculture here and any that tried have long since disappeared. There
is Hundreds, thousands of acres of very marginal ag designated land that has been subdivided
with county encouragement and approval for home building and many of us also built ohana
houses. My property tax land classification on the real property assessment notice for the
guest house is listed as residential. I’m still after months, years of the county meetings not
seeing a bill that clearly offers a path or guidance for me to continue. I would hope that the
council is representing hosting homeowners but so far, I see mostly confusion. There is talk of
deadlines. Deadlines for what? I have bookings well over a year into the future many returning
guests year after year. The bill needs to provide a clear, affordable, and attainable pathway to
compliance before new requirements are imposed. For example: Do I need a Special Use
Permit? What will it cost? What documents will be required? How long will it take? Can I
continue operating while an application is being processed? What is the appeal process.
Hosted rentals are heavily taxed small businesses and need clarity to be able to plan for future.
The recent study clearly showed the economic importance of the vacation rental and its
positive impact on the island economy so let’s see some common sense and representation of
island small business owners thank you RICHARD PROHOROFF
richard prohoroff
rwprohoroff@gmail.com
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