STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1210

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 140
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Water, Land, and Hawaiian Affairs and
Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was
referred S.C.R. No. 140 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE BOARD OF LAND
     AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND EACH COUNTY TO ENTER INTO 35 TO 55
     YEAR LEASES AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WITH CANOE RACING
     ASSOCIATIONS THAT DESIRE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR
     EXISTING TENANCIES,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request that the
Department of Land and Natural Resources and the county
governments solicit development plans by Hawaiian canoe club
lessees to develop, upgrade, renew, or revitalize the land on
which they lease.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Department of Land and Natural Resources and two interested
individuals.

     Your Committees find that many Hawaiian canoe clubs are
located on public lands granted under section 5(b), (c), and (d)
of the Admissions Act, including public parks, beaches, harbors,
and waterways in each district and neighborhood throughout the
State.  These public lands provide a convenient location to
practice the cultural tradition of Hawaiian canoe paddling and
training.


 
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     Your Committees also find that currently, Hawaiian canoe
clubs statewide are the present tenants on public lands with
revocable permits or year-to-year tenancies.  This status on the
land makes it difficult for canoe clubs to ensure a long term
base for their activities as well as making it financially
imprudent for them to make any significant and costly
improvements to the lands.

     Your Committees believe that providing long term leases to
Hawaiian canoe clubs would provide these canoe clubs with the
opportunity to stabilize their existing tenancies and make
improvements to the lands they lease.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Water, Land, and Hawaiian Affairs and
Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that are attached to
this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose
of S.C.R. No. 140, and recommend that it be referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Water, Land, and
                                   Hawaiian Affairs and
                                   Transportation and
                                   Intergovernmental Affairs ,



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CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair                COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair

 
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