Report Title:

Acquisition for Public Purpose; Acquiring Public Access in Haena

Description:

Appropriates matching funds from the department of land and natural resources for Kauai county's acquisition of a public right of way to Haena beach park.

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2525
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

making an appropriation for acquisition of a public right of access TO haena beach park.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that Haena, Kauai has been identified by the department of land and natural resources as having a high statewide significance.  The ahupuaa of Haena has been designated as a community based subsistence fishery management area.  Access road "E" abuts and provides access to traditional fishing grounds and the community based subsistence fishery management area.  Lateral access to Haena beach park from access road "E" has traditionally been provided across the shoreline.  However, the topography of this traditional access is unsafe during normal high wave activity of the annual winter season.  It is further becoming unsafe as a result of erosion and development activity along the Haena coast.

     Access road "E" is identified by tax map key numbers 5‑9‑05: 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29.

     The purpose of this Act is to appropriate matching funds to the department of land and natural resources to allow the county of Kauai to acquire a safe public right of access to Haena beach park.

     SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008-2009 for the county of Kauai to acquire a public right of access and public transit corridor access road "E" to Haena beach park; provided that no funds shall be made available under this Act unless the county of Kauai provides $           for the purpose for which this sum is appropriated.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of land and natural resources for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2008.

INTRODUCED BY:

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