06-24-2018, 04:33 AM
I realize it's pointless to consider solutions that County will never implement, especially when the ideas are radical.
One argument against "unhosted B&B rentals" is that these "belong in the proper zone", which zoning isn't generally available in Puna.
Solution: upzone the remainder of Leilani. If the State won't grant Urban for proper V zoning, write a blanket SUP over the whole thing.
Presto: those residents now have income and/or the opportunity to cash out for a new house elsewhere. Tourists will return to Pahoa.
The alternative seems to be endless hand-wringing about "what are we going to do" followed by tax increases that are "urgently needed" because County refuses to let the economy grow.
One argument against "unhosted B&B rentals" is that these "belong in the proper zone", which zoning isn't generally available in Puna.
Solution: upzone the remainder of Leilani. If the State won't grant Urban for proper V zoning, write a blanket SUP over the whole thing.
Presto: those residents now have income and/or the opportunity to cash out for a new house elsewhere. Tourists will return to Pahoa.
The alternative seems to be endless hand-wringing about "what are we going to do" followed by tax increases that are "urgently needed" because County refuses to let the economy grow.