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Ah, yes. Mayor Rick Blangiardi is such a disappointment, showing his allegiance and paying off his backers in spades. The rollout of limited service/extended-stay hotels in non-resort communities and neighborhoods is the polar opposite of the issues that brought us Bill 41 (“Growing trend in lodging,” Star-Advertiser, Our View, Nov. 12).
I’m sure Larry Bartley and others who fought so hard against owner- occupied rentals in communities will be thrilled when the first extended-stay Hyatt or Residence Inn breaks ground on the Windward side (“Community groups join short-term rental federal court lawsuit,” Star-Advertiser, Oct. 20).
Now we get it. Clearly, these were not unintended consequences.
Andrea Bell
Kailua
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