STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3230

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.R. No. 104

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture, to which was referred S.R. No. 104 entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO AUTHORIZE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MONUMENT IN HILO ON STATE LAND IN HONOR OF THE LATE SENATOR GILBERT KAHELE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Department of Land and Natural Resources to authorize the establishment of a monument in Hilo on state land in honor of the late Senator Gilbert Kahele.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from one individual.  Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Aha Moku Advisory Committee, and one individual.

     Your Committee finds that the owners of the Naniloa Hotel and Tower Development, Inc.; have dedicated land on the point of the Naniloa Hotel dock area to the family of the late Senator Kahele for the purpose of erecting a bronze plaque to establish Kahele Point or another name selected by the Kahele family.  However, the land on which the monument is proposed to be established is owned by the Department of Land and Natural Resources; therefore, the entity that wants to establish the monument needs to apply for a term easement, receive consent from the current lessee, comply with permitting requirements, and meet all requirements and obtain necessary approval under the law regarding State submerged lands, if applicable.  Your Committee further finds that the land area proposed looks toward downtown Hilo and north along the coastline commanding an expansive view that symbolizes the dedication that the late Senator Kahele gave to the State, island of Hawaii, and city of Hilo.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 104 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture,

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MIKE GABBARD, Chair