WARD RESEARCH, INC.

HAWAII POLL: APRIL 2017 (WR7198)

FINAL DATA (n = Registered Voters Margin of Error 4.9%)
April 3, 2017 April 8, 2017

Q7. Should property owners be allowed to rent all or part of their homes to visitors or should this not
be allowed?

Yes, rent all or part to visitors ...................................................................... 63%

No, not allowed ............................................................................................ 36
Dont know/Refused..................................................................................... 1

Q8. Airbnb, the company that helps homeowners rent space to visitors, is becoming more and more
popular in the islands. Now it wants to collect hotel and other taxes for their clients and pay them
to the state. Opponents say that by accepting those taxes, the State essentially is saying that
these currently illegal vacation rentals are legal. Do you think Airbnb should be allowed to collect
taxes for its clients?

Yes .............................................................................................................. 49%

No ................................................................................................................ 48
Dont know/Refused..................................................................................... 3
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Q7. Should property owners be allowed to rent all or part of their homes to visitors or should this
not be allowed?

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TOTAL OWN PROPTY. AGE CATEGORY ETHNICITY HOUSEHOLD INCOME GENDER PARTY VOTE WITH OAHU AREA
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Yes No <35 35-54 55+ Japan Hawai Cauca Fili <$50K $50K- $100K Male Fe- Demo- Repub Nei- Urban P.C./ East Wind- Ewa/
-ese -ian -sian -pino $99K + male crat lican ther/ Hono Aiea/ Hono ward/ Lee-
Indep lulu Mnlua lulu North ward
end/ /Cen. Shore Coast
Other Oahu
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(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T) (U) (V) (W)

Yes, rent all or part to 63% 61% 65% 87% 59% 57% 57% 61% 63% 67% 62% 66% 63% 64% 61% 61% 61% 68% 64% 62% 72% 60% 57%
visitors EF

No, not allowed 36% 37% 34% 13% 40% 40% 42% 35% 36% 31% 36% 33% 36% 34% 38% 38% 38% 29% 35% 37% 26% 38% 42%
D D

Don't know/Refused 1% 2% 1% - 1% 2% 1% 5% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 3% 1% 1% 2% 2% 2%

BASE 401 264 135 55 139 201 108 57 90 57 105 138 130 204 197 222 60 113 123 99 52 61 61

MARGIN OF ERROR () 4.9 6.0 8.4 13.2 8.3 6.9 9.4 13.0 10.3 13.0 9.6 8.3 8.6 6.9 7.0 6.6 12.6 9.2 8.8 9.8 13.6 12.5 12.5

Comparison Groups: BC/DEF/GHIJ/KLM/NO/PQR/STUVW

Independent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages
Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.
Ward Research, Inc. - 7198 :: Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii Poll :: Apr 2017 ::
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Q8. Airbnb, the company that helps homeowners rent space to visitors, is becoming more and more
popular in the islands. Now it wants to collect hotel and other taxes for their clients and pay
them to the state...Do you think Airbnb should be allowed to collect taxes for its clients?

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TOTAL OWN PROPTY. AGE CATEGORY ETHNICITY HOUSEHOLD INCOME GENDER PARTY VOTE WITH OAHU AREA
===== =========== ================= ======================= ================= =========== ================= =============================
Yes No <35 35-54 55+ Japan Hawai Cauca Fili <$50K $50K- $100K Male Fe- Demo- Repub Nei- Urban P.C./ East Wind- Ewa/
-ese -ian -sian -pino $99K + male crat lican ther/ Hono Aiea/ Hono ward/ Lee-
Indep lulu Mnlua lulu North ward
end/ /Cen. Shore Coast
Other Oahu
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(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T) (U) (V) (W)

Yes 49% 52% 43% 53% 44% 51% 51% 43% 48% 40% 39% 53% 55% 56% 41% 52% 41% 50% 51% 46% 60% 51% 40%
K O

No 48% 45% 55% 46% 54% 45% 47% 52% 47% 60% 57% 44% 44% 41% 55% 44% 59% 47% 45% 53% 39% 41% 58%
N

Don't know/Refused 3% 4% 2% 2% 1% 4% 2% 5% 5% - 3% 3% 1% 2% 3% 4% - 3% 4% 1% 1% 8% 2%

BASE 401 264 135 55 139 201 108 57 90 57 105 138 130 204 197 222 60 113 123 99 52 61 61

MARGIN OF ERROR () 4.9 6.0 8.4 13.2 8.3 6.9 9.4 13.0 10.3 13.0 9.6 8.3 8.6 6.9 7.0 6.6 12.6 9.2 8.8 9.8 13.6 12.5 12.5

Comparison Groups: BC/DEF/GHIJ/KLM/NO/PQR/STUVW

Independent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages
Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.
Ward Research, Inc. - 7198 :: Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii Poll :: Apr 2017 ::