STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3226

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 12

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 12 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A LEASE AND EASEMENT OF CERTAIN SUBMERGED LANDS AT MANELE BAY, LANA‘I, TO LANA‘I RESORTS, LLC,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to authorize the issuance of a lease and easement of certain submerged lands at Manele Bay, Lana‘i to Lana‘i Resorts, LLC.

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

     Your Committee finds that a single floating and loading dock to be constructed and installed by the Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation and financed by Lana‘i Resorts would provide a much needed area for commercial boating activities for Lana‘i Resorts, Expeditions Ferry Service, and Trilogy Excursions.  Section 171-53, Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires the prior approval of the Governor and prior authorization of the Legislature by concurrent resolution for the disposition of state submerged lands.  Accordingly, your Committee finds that this concurrent resolution is in compliance with the statutory requirements.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 12 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair