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From: Tidwell,Kendra on behalf of Ohara,Eileen (a IV D
To: Council Testimony 00,1 -11261
RN: Bill 108 ��JJ
Date: Monday,July 23,2018 2:19:46 PM
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Kendra Tidwell
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Hawaii County Council Aide
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Office: (808)965-2712
From: Cheriess Maree [mailto:cheriess@cherhawaii.com] rTn
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2018 4:04 PM 9.
To: Ohara, Eileen N, ---
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Subject: Re: Bill 108 c ---
Dear Councilmember Eileen O'Hara,
I am an Airbnb host on Hawaii Island. I urge you to make a crucial change to Bill 108, and
allow for the creation of new rentals in agricultural and residential zoned lands. This bill, if
adopted by the County Council, will disproportionately and negatively impact agricultural and
residential zoned communities across the island that depend on the economic activity
generated by vacation rentals.
If Bill 108 doesn't allow new rentals, then many people in our community will not have the
ability to use their home for supplemental income to help pay for an ever increasing cost of
living. Prohibiting new rentals prevents me and my friends and neighbors from hosting if any
of us are forced to move due to natural disasters or other reasons.
Thank you for considering these important changes. I continue encouraging you to revise Bill
108 to ensure there is a balanced path forward for new rentals to operate and benefit our
residents and communities.
Mahalo,
Cheriess Maree
Hilo, HI 96720
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