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Here’s how the Legislature’s passing of Senate Bill 2919 will affect me and why it’s so unfair:
I’m an elderly woman and longtime resident with family ties in Hawaii going back to the 1930s. My parents left me their Honolulu home they bought 50 years ago. I live in an attached cottage and rent out the home periodically to supplement my Social Security income, help cover daily expenses and pay for trips to visit my grandchildren.
I am legally registered to utilize my home as a short-term rental and I pay all state and county taxes required by law. I understand that many people want to get rid of illegal short-term rentals. I do too! But if this law passes and the city decides to ban short-term rentals, I will be forced to sell my home and leave my beloved Hawaii.
How fair is that?
Margaret Aurand
Hawaii Kai
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