HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-06-01 Bob Petrizze Testimony
From: Bob Petrizze
To: Planning WPC Testimony
Subject: Fwd: Kilauea House of the Five Blessings
Date: Monday, June 1, 2026 1:48:53 PM
Epitome of Defiance !
(1) Phone Called: Land Use Plan Checker: This Property Has No Permit, None At All.
(2) Emailed Planning Dept: Kevin Sullivan, Planer, Response: Under Current Law This
Property Is Not Eligible For A STVR Permit.
(3) Below Is An Email Forwarded By Devon Westent: This Property Is Widely Advertised On The Internet: The Picture Below Is
Easily Found In Such Vacation Sites As (booking.com) In A Photo Display Of 38 Pictures Of Kilauea House of the Five Blessings,
In Which It's #12. This Type Of Advertising Is Misleading Vacationers With The Impression That This Property Is Part Of The
National Park System. (yelp.com) Vacations, Shows Indoor Photos: Whereas There Is A Wall Placard With This Same Picture Still
Giving The Impression Volcano National Park Has Some Authority Involved With Kilauea House of the Five Blessings.
These Are Examples For WPC To Enact "Hosted STVR Permits" In All Stated Herein; Is
Disadvantaging Many Other Hosted STVR's In The Volcano Area: Whereas Mandatory Rules Would Be Benefiting All Parties.
Furthermore; Homeowners Also Would Be Given A Voice To These, Currently Rogue,
Hosted STVR's, Anywhere In Hawaii County. Plus, Hosted STVR Permits, Should Not Be Transferrable As Some Old Un-
Hosted Permits. Neighborhoods Expand During Any Period Of Time; So It's The ( What Was Good Then, Might Not Be
Good In The Future. )
We Thank WPC For Their Considerations.
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From: devon westent <devonwestent@gmail.com> Date: Mon, Jun 1, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Subject: Fwd: Kilauea House of the Five Blessings To: <bobpetrizze@gmail.com>
---------- Forwarded message ---------From: devon westent <devonwestent@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, May 18, 2026 at 1:52 PM Subject: Kilauea House of the Five Blessings
To: <juan_martinez@nps.gov>
Is this vacation rental really sanctioned by the Western National Park Service ?
Some people are confused as to Why a Privately Owned vacation rental would
be sanctioned by the U.S. Department of the Interior / National Park Service ? Though one of the owners is a Volcano Park Ranger; yet it's not registered as
a separate property with Hawaii County, it's listed residential, in a residential neighborhood, about 3 miles from the Volcano Park entrance.
This is a bed and breakfast vacation rental that could be misleading vacationers as to true ownership, and responsible parties, etc.
Juan, your department might be able to break the confusion of sanctioned, or not, by national park service.
We The People Thank You For Your Input---Devon Westent
Bob here is a copy of email sent 5/18/'26, NPS staff is looking into this matter.