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From: Robert Farrell
To: Council Testimony CO NA M ,
Subject: RE: Bill 108
Date: Thursday, May 31, 2018 11:46:30 AM
Aloha Committee on Planning Hawaii County,
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As an Airbnb host on Hawaii, I urge you to make important changes to Bill 108. This bill, if
adopted by the County Council, will disproportionately impact residential and agriculturally
zoned communities that depend on vacation rentals across the island.
While I support the intent, I am opposed to Bill 108 in its current form as it will unfairly
impact communities like mine that see the benefit of creating new rentals in the area. I
strongly support grandfathering of existing rentals, this is only fair to those who have come to
depend on this important source of income, including many who have purchased property
specifically for this purpose and who would suffer considerable loss and harm! In addition, to
encourage compliance, this I believe this process should be simplified: reduce the $500.00
renewal fee for NUCs and change the renewal process to a bi-annual requirement, rather than
an annual one.
Thank you for considering these important changes. I encourage you to revise Bill 108 to
ensure that the unreasonable parts do not hurt the short-term rental community and our island.
Mahalo,
Robert Farrell
14-850 Flower Rd
Pahoa, HI 96778
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