STAND. COM. REP. NO.  2145

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.C.R. No. 24

      S.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 24, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE GRANT OF A TERM, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT COVERING PORTION OF SUBMERGED LANDS AT LAHAINA, MAUI, FOR DIVE SITE FOR COMMERCIAL SUBMARINE TOURS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to grant prior authorization by concurrent resolution of the legislature of a lease to submerged lands beneath the tidal waters at Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, to Atlantis Submarines Hawaii, LLC.

     Your Committee has received comments in support of this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 24, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs,

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KEN ITO, Chair