STAND. COM. REP. NO.  744

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.C.R. No. 37

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs and Water & Land, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 37 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A PERPETUAL, NONEXCLUSIVE EASEMENT COVERING A PORTION OF STATE SUBMERGED LANDS LOCATED IN KAPAHULU, HONOLULU, OAHU, FOR THE USE, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OF AN EXISTING SEAWALL AND STEPS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the Board of Land and Natural Resources to issue a perpetual, nonexclusive easement covering a portion of state submerged lands fronting the property identified as tax map key (1) 3-1-038: seaward of 042, Kapahulu, Honolulu, Oahu, for use, maintenance, and repair of the existing seawall and steps, and for use, maintenance, and repair of the existing improvements constructed thereon, pursuant to section 171-53, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources and a few individuals provided testimony in support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs and Water & Land that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 37 and recommend its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs and Water & Land,

____________________________ CINDY EVANS, Chair

____________________________ FAYE P. HANOHANO, Chair