I love you Lee and normally agree with your perspective, but I think you missed the mark with this commentary. What is Airbnb about…? IMO they are all about money! When your Tutu met a visitor and invited them over for dinner, did she present them with a bill prior to them leaving? I am guessing she did not. Airbnb are masters of propaganda. They just spent half a million dollars to get us to believe that their business model is all about "sharing" a room with “new" friends.  What it's really about is running an illegal hotel in a residential-zoned neighborhood that makes 3-5 times greater revenue than a long-term rental and has significantly lower land and operating costs because it's zoned residential. A recent report found 85 % of Airbnb’s Hawaii revenue comes from whole homes (2nd homes) being rented to tourist, not a spare bedroom as Airbnb portrays… The purpose of residential zoning is to provide residential housing for our residents, not mini-hotels for tourists.