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From: oordon lindouist <br /> To: WPCtestimony <br /> Subject: Vote NO on Bill 121 <br /> Date: Wednesday,March 27,2024 5:35:11 PM <br /> As a former planning commissioner for 7 years in a growing suburb in the San Francisco Bay area <br /> during the late 1990s into mid 2003, 1 know the work and difficulties in making decisions that effect <br /> people's lives. <br /> Bill 121 has not been thought through, it has received little public input from those it would directly <br /> effect, and no studies were done to support the measure. I and my wife are Kapuna in our 70's, <br /> retiring here in Kailua-Kona after a career in public education as a teacher and administrator. We <br /> have a hosted STVR that IS our retirement plan. We could not afford to continue to live in Kailua- <br /> Kona if this measure passes as written for several reasons. Please consider the following: <br /> 1. The income from the STVR or TAR far exceeds what the small unit would rent for long term. <br /> Reducing our annual income by 75%. <br /> 2. Our taxes have increased from $6.10 to$11.15 per 1000 valuation and then it was rolled back <br /> three years. I could not afford to rent long term with those tax rates <br /> 3. The State and County receive over$11000 annually which would disappear since I refuse to <br /> rent long term. This is due to having been a landlord for years in a very liberal state. Hawaii is <br /> no different in their policies which favor tenant right over landlord rights. The time to evict <br /> someone not paying rent is not worth the risk. <br /> 4. If this bill passes in its present form, as a current host, I am being asked to sign a notarized <br /> form stating that the improvements to my home were made with a building permit. If I lie on <br /> the form, I am subject to prosecution. Therefore I will not lie, sign the form and would be <br /> forced to stop renting as a TAR. The solution is to allow the improvements to be verified as <br /> meeting health and safety and building codes by a county licensed home inspector, building <br /> contractor, or structural engineer (if such improvements made to the structure required such <br /> engineering) <br /> 5. Not only do we lose as a retired couple just trying to survive in this outrageously expensive <br /> state, but our service contractors such as landscaper, pool maintenance, and cleaning <br /> personnel could very well lose as well. <br /> 6. The guests we host either do not want to stay at a resort or they simply can't afford those <br /> rates. We host many families from south Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Germany, <br /> Italy as well as many states on the mainland. They love the quiet and secure surroundings that <br /> we offer in our hosted unit. <br /> 7. Where is the documentation of complaints? We have never had a single complaint. We our <br /> on the property and greet our guests and control any behavior which could cause our <br /> neighbors irritations. I would like to see the number of complaints that have been made to <br /> hosted vs. unhosted TARs. <br /> 8. Where I live in my own home is my business and not the counties. There should be no <br /> requirements for interior floor plans. Only sufficient off street parking should be addressed. <br /> 9. There should be no requirements for signage on the property. Our guests find our location <br /> without any need for signage. This is government over reaching once again. <br /> Go back to the drawing board. Vote No on this measure 121 and have the council proponents start <br /> again, this time with input from those effect, studies from institutions. Come back with a bill that <br />