HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-04-25 Bill 121 Patricia Szot OP From: Patricia Szot
To: W PCtesti mono
Subject: Oppose Bill 121
Date: Thursday,April 25, 2024 10:33:02 AM
Aloha County Councilman Lin and the rest of the council,
My name is Patricia Szot, Ph.D. and I have a short-term vacation rental (STVR) in Keaau which
is licensed in the State of Hawaii. I have been opposed to the County's Bill 121 which will
drastically affect my small business as well as the livelihood of many people in this area. This
bill was put forward without the due consideration that required to determine the economic
impact of shutting down STVRs. To understand what this Bill can due to the people of Hawaii
the Bill NEEDS to go back to the County council a they NEED to conduct a comprehensive,
academically rigorous economic impact study. As a former scientist, a rigorous study is always
required to determine what may occur when such a major change is implemented. Too often
politicians don't really think about what effects a bill like this can have on the everyday hard
working Hawaiians in the area. I believe great care needs to be taken and the effects studied
before any such bill is put into effect. The politicians who are pushing this bill forward have
stated they are fine with such a study, and even if they weren't any bill that can hurt the
livelihoods of Hawaiian SHOULD ALWAYS be studied. Until you study it you will never know
how severe the bill can bill. Prevention is always the best form of medicine.
Mahalo
Patricia Szot, Ph.D.