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From: April Lee, Kohala Real Estate&2nd Home <br /> To: LPCtestimony <br /> Subject: Suggestion for the challenges of Bill 121 <br /> Date: Monday,April 22,2024 8:52:38 PM <br /> Aloha Honorable Chairperson and Members of The Leeward <br /> Planning Commission, <br /> I do think that I failed to say a couple things that could provide <br /> an opportunity to alleviate some of the problems with the <br /> complaints and with the verification of who is not paying <br /> TAT, that is due The County. I think that a group of TA property <br /> owners who want to solve the problems of providing fair <br /> governance over this whole situation and alleviate the massive <br /> numbers of complaint calls to the County, could help. They would <br /> be trained in mediation and do the initial research on what <br /> property is involved & collect necessary information that would <br /> help determine the issues. Then, when that is collected, the <br /> County employee meets with everybody (online or at County <br /> offices to see what the solutions might be. With a similar <br /> vacation owner advocacy group there could be volunteers going <br /> onto these websites, AirB&B sites, Vacasa, VRBO, etc. randomly <br /> units are selected in all price ranges. They would note the <br /> bookings on the calendar. First, the unit is checked to make sure <br /> it's registered and then a couple months later, those <br /> rents/income that we're logically received from those bookings <br /> are checked to make sure the TAT tax was paid. If the situation <br /> with owners not reporting their rental income is taxing the <br /> County, then the County needs to enlist the help of those who <br /> want to continue to enjoy generating it and stave off the more <br /> onerous aspects of the bill. I don't believe you would have <br />