It's not like we are freeloaders in Maui. Timeshare owners are charged the highest annual property tax rates, a nightly Transient Accommodations Tax every night we stay in our own deeded property, income tax when we rent one of our weeks, and get taxed on the sale of our properties. We rent cars, buy groceries, go out to eat, buy concert tickets, book tours, buy beach gear, souvenirs, local arts and crafts, etc. We are fully committed to return to Maui year after year. We volunteer for beach clean ups and donate to local charities. But council members say, "Timeshare owners are not the kind of people we want in Maui."
I just wish they would stop scapegoating timeshare owners for their social, financial, and environmental problems. WKORV's lawsuit was a gutsy move, and even though we won this battle, I don't see a happy reconciliation any time in the near future.