STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1390-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.C.R. No. 181

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs and Water & Land, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 181 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT COVERING A PORTION OF STATE SUBMERGED LANDS AT PUAMANA, LAHAINA, MAUI, FOR VARIOUS SEAWALL STRUCTURES, A CONCRETE GROIN, AND REVETMENT FOOTINGS OF A HISTORIC SWIMMING POOL,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide prior authorization of the Legislature, as required by section 171-53, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for the issuance of a term, non-exclusive easement for state submerged lands at Puamana, Lahaina on Maui.  The purpose of the easement is to amend existing easements that were granted to the Puamana Community Association for existing seawall structures, a concrete groin, and revetment footings for a historic swimming pool in order to encompass the entire area of state submerged land occupied by these structures.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources and Puamana Community Association submitted 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. 181 and recommend that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair

____________________________ KANIELA ING, Chair