STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3266

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 14

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 14 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A TERM, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT COVERING PORTION OF STATE SUBMERGED LANDS AT KAIPAPAU, KOOLAULOA, OAHU, FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE EXISTING ROCK SEAWALL, AND FOR USE, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE 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, non-exclusive easement covering a portion of state submerged lands fronting the property identified as Tax Map Key: (1) 5-4-003: seaward of 035, Kaipapau, Koolauloa, Oahu, for the maintenance and repair of the existing rock seawall, and for the use, repair, and maintenance of the existing improvements constructed thereon.

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

     Your Committee finds that section 171-53, Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires the prior approval of the Governor and prior authorization of the Legislature by concurrent resolution for this disposition of state submerged lands.

     Your Committee also finds that portions of the existing rock seawall fronting the property identified as Tax Map Key: (1) 5-4-003: seaward of 035, Kaipapau, Koolauloa, Oahu, was placed upon state submerged lands.  Your Committee further finds that, on July 10, 2015, under agenda item D-7, the Board of Land and Natural Resources approved a grant of a fifty-five-year non-exclusive easement to resolve the encroachment.

     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. 14 and recommends its adoption.

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

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JILL N. TOKUDA, Chair