Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water and Land Use, to which was referred S.B. No. 2008, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to clarify the accreted lands law.

In particular, this measure defines accreted lands; includes accreted lands in the definition of public lands; and provides that no applicant other than the State shall register land accreted along the ocean, except that a private property owner may file an accretion claim to regain title to the owner's eroded land that has been restored by accretion.

The Ko'olaupoko Community Development Plan Coalition testified in support of this measure. Testifying in opposition to this measure was the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water and Land Use that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2008, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.