STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1442

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 22

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 22 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A TERM, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT COVERING PORTION OF STATE SUBMERGED LANDS AT KAALAEA, KOOLAUPOKO, OAHU, FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE EXISTING SEAWALL, AND FOR USE, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OF THE EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTED THEREON,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to authorize the Board of Land and Natural Resources to issue a term, nonexclusive easement covering a portion of state submerged lands fronting the property identified as tax map key: (1) 4-7-024: seaward of 022, Kaalaea, Koolaupoko, Oahu.

     Your Committee finds that the owner of a seawall at Kaalaea, Koolaupoko, Oahu, requested to resolve the encroachment of the seawall into state submerged lands.  At its meeting of September 14, 2012, under agenda item D-15, the Board of Land and Natural Resources approved the grant of a fifty-five-year non-exclusive easement to resolve the encroachment.  Your Committee further finds that this measure satisfies the requirements of section 171-53, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which requires legislative approval by concurrent resolution prior to the leasing of state submerged lands.

     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. 22 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