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From: Chandra Oshima <br /> To: WPCtestimony <br /> Subject: testimony for bill 121 <br /> Date: Monday,April 1,2024 4:23:58 PM <br /> To: <br /> WPCtestimonyQhawaiicounty.2ov <br /> Subject: Urgent Concerns Regarding Bill 121 and Its Impact on Local Communities <br /> Chairman Dennis Lin <br /> Windward Planning Commission <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> 25 Aupuni St. <br /> Unit 1502 <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> Aloha Chairman Lin, <br /> I am writing to express my deep concerns regarding Bill 121 and its impact on Hawaii Island <br /> residents. I am a public school teacher working to educate the young on this island. In <br /> order to afford the high living costs here on the island, I rent out the first floor of my house <br /> as a short term rental. Having a house in a camp community, it is considered an <br /> agricultural area, which would make continuing as a short term rental all but impossible <br /> under this bill. Since it is a traditional home, I do not have an accurate house plan, so it <br /> would require extra funds to obtain one by a professional, and along with other increased <br /> fees, would cause financial hardships. <br /> I am not opposed to the registration of short term rentals, but respectfully request that the <br /> planning commission review the restrictions and fees, allowing short term rentals in <br /> agricultural zones, so that those of us trying to make this island our home is a possibility <br /> for teachers like myself. <br /> Me ke aloha pumehana, <br /> Chandra Oshima <br /> P.O. Box 450 <br /> 9072206082 <br />