I wanted to start a conversation with fellow hosts in Honolulu, HI. How do you feel about the recent bills?
Here's my response to another thread....
"Im not too worried.... Bill 85 and 89 (has anyone read it yet?) have legalese that contradict each other. While the City approved it... the mayor hasn't signed it into law yet. He may lean to sign Bill 89.
Besides, the City doesn't have the manpower to cite homes. In order to be cited, a huge burden of proof lies on the City... a contract (airbnb payment/receipt) has to be found as evidence among other things. People going in an out of a house is not grounds for citation. The City has to have a huge burden of proof to sue. They can't even get records from Airbnb! So don't buy into the scare mongering/propaganda.
So I tell my guests that if anyone(city inspector) approaches them ... first tell that person to get off my private property and have the conversation on public property (street/sidewalk)
then feign ignorance, not say anything, and pretent to not know what Airbnb is and at worst say they're just house sitting.
Besides, an attorney will sue the City based on the contradiction and that'll be tied up in court for a long while. That lawyer is gonna walk away with a pretty penny on the backs of the Hawaiian taxpayers..
It seems that this is all political theater to have us look away from the failed rail, failed prosector dept, and 'Save Sherwoods' scandals.
I'm surprised how ignorant Hawaiian citizens are.... they can write formal letter of complaints to the Hawaii State Bar to get rid of these corrupt judges and lawyers. Watch dog groups in Boston, Massachusetts and across the country do this on the daily. Hawaiian politicians are only "getting away" with it because Hawaiian citizens don't seem to know how public office works or hold their own officials accountable."