October 30, 2009 | 07:37 AM

I really have to disagree with your characterization of Mayor Tavares "abrupt, unexpected decision to put the brakes on transient vacation rentals," What she did is enforce the law which Arakawa did NOT. Among Arakawa's EXPENSIVE non-enforcements we count Montana Beach (Lime Kiln) fiasco that cost us tens of millions in a lawsuit, allowing the Kahului developer to pile 30 feet of dirt which cost us a lawsuit defeat.

Not enforcing the law leaves the county open to expensive lawsuits. Unlike the lies that the TVR proponents told, zoning did nothing more than RESPOND TO COMPLAINTS as they are required.

The fact that one nasty woman who was denied a permit made complaints against 81 other TVRs is what started the crackdown. She was the one who changed what was a good system. Get along with your neighbors, nobody complains, you can operate under the radar. But this (foreign-born) woman destroyed a good system by her retaliatory act.

NOT the Mayor.

Why are you accepting that the majority want TVRs and activity companies running wild over our island. A vocal MINORITY of mostly newcomers made a lot of noise but Mayor Tavares has pretty much followed the will of the majority in what she has done.

Karen Chun