STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2824

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 18

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, and Housing, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 18 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SALE OF THE LEASED FEE INTEREST IN 593 KULIOUOU ROAD, HONOLULU, HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to authorize the sale of the leased fee interest of the single-family home located at 593 Kuliouou Road, Honolulu, Hawaii, to its leaseholder.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation ("HHFDC") and two individuals.  Comments on this measure were received from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

     Your Committee finds that the long-term leases in the Kauhale Aupuni O Kuliouou development included a clause giving the lessees the contractual right to purchase the leased fee interest in their land.  However, the lessees have been unable to do so because of ceded land issues.  The HHFDC has been in contact with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and has found that only a small portion is ceded land.  Subsequently, HHFDC conducted a public meeting on this proposed sale after posting the notification in the newspaper, and no objections were raised.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 18 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, and Housing,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair