Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 5 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to submit to the Legislature for review action taken by the Board of Land and Natural Resources on a proposed land exchange between the State of Hawaii and Parker Ranch Land Trust (Trust).

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and Department of Education (DOE).

Your Committee finds that the proposed land exchange between the State and the Trust will enable the DOE to improve the facilities at both the Waimea Elementary School and Waimea Intermediate School. Lands owned by the Trust consist of 4.998 acres, and would be exchanged for .780 acres of public land located in Waimea and South Kohala. DLNR testified that the Trust is willing to forgo the difference in value between the parcels as the exchanged state land will allow for the realignment of Lindsey Road and improve the flow of traffic through Waimea Town.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 5 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.