HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-04-15 Bill 121 Jeanne Osborne From: Jeanne Osborne
To: LPCtestimony
Subject: TAR Bill 121 Written Testimony
Date: Monday,April 15,2024 4:18:30 PM
Attachments: TAR letter.odf
Aloha,
Here is my written testimony for this Bill
Aloha Planning, Land Use and Economic Development Committee,
As an owner of a hosted transient accommodation here on the Big Island I am opposed
to many aspects of Bill 121. My husband and I have been residents for over 32 years and raised
five children here. We are getting close to retirement age and having a hosted rental (TAR) has
helped us as we begin to transition into retirement. I feel that the TAT tax and excise tax we pay
is already a considerably high amount of tax to pay. The proposed annual fee, loss of the home
owner's tax classification and the strict registration/reporting standards seem overly strict
almost punitive. Since all of the discussion about regulations/bills have started I feel that local
residents are paying the price for the people from the mainland who have several TARS and are
trying to exploit they system and get rich.This Bill does not consider the fact that many people
here are just trying to make it on the Big Island in an area that is seriously struggling
economically. From my perspective, the average hosts are not being considered in this bill. If
this bill passes it is going to cause even more financial hardship for people like my husband and I
who are getting older and need a little extra income to financially make through our senior
yea rs.
Sincerely, Jeanne Osborne