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From: Sherry A. Marek <br /> To: WPCtestimonv <br /> Subject: Testimony re:vacation rentals on agricultural land <br /> Date: Friday,March 29,2024 1:11:23 PM <br /> Aloha, <br /> Agricultural land is for farming and/or ranching, both of which support sustainability for Big <br /> Island residents. Agricultural land is not intended for short term vacation rentals. There are <br /> "farms" on the Big Island that have one or multiple vacation rentals operating on agricultural <br /> land. These "hobby farms" are primarily tourist accommodations and actual farms (if at all) <br /> second. <br /> Definition of agriculture, and agricultural, from Wiktionary: <br /> agriculture <br /> 1. The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and <br /> the rearing and management of livestock <br /> agricultural <br /> 1. Of or pertaining to agriculture <br /> the agricultural class <br /> An agricultural tool <br /> agricultural show <br /> Appropriate areas zoned for tourist accommodations (such as the resorts, or the business <br /> districts of cities/towns) should be encouraged. <br /> Mahalo, <br /> Sherry A. Marek <br /> Big Island resident <br />