STAND. COM. REP. NO. 922

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 30

       S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water and Land, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 30 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SUBMITTING TO THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF ACTION TAKEN BY THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES ON A LAND EXCHANGE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to review and approve a land exchange between the State and Parker Land Trust previously approved by the Board of Land and Natural Resources.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Parker Ranch.  Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual.  Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

     The proposed land exchange between the State and Parker Land Trust, formerly Parker Ranch Land Trust, was approved by the Board of Land and Natural Resources (Board), under agenda item D-5, on August 8, 2003.  Pursuant to section 171-50, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), in effect at the time, Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 5 (S.C.R. No. 5) was adopted by the Twenty-second Legislature during the Regular Session of 2004.  Despite the requisite approval by the Board and subsequent adoption of S.C.R. No. 5, the land exchange was never effectuated.  Parker Land Trust now wishes to finalize the land exchange identified in this measure and previously approved by the Board; however, section 171-50, HRS, has been amended three times since the adoption of S.C.R. No. 5, and S.C.R. No. 5 does not satisfy the current requirements of section 171-50, HRS.

     The proposed land exchange conveys a 0.780-acre parcel owned by the State, set aside to the Department of Education by Executive Order 3454, in exchange for a 5.445-acre parcel owned by Parker Land Trust.  Your Committee finds that the public will benefit from the proposed exchange; the exchange will allow Parker Land Trust to realign the Lindsey Road extension, resulting in improved design and function, and will provide a greater size parcel to the State to be set aside for the Department of Education for future expansion at the Waimea Elementary and Intermediate School campus.  Your Committee finds this measure satisfies the requirements of section 171-50, HRS, and your Committee notes this measure was transmitted to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs pursuant to section 171-50, HRS, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs does not oppose the land exchange.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Clarifying that a copy of the draft resolution was transmitted to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs on September 23, 2016, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs does not oppose the land exchange;

     (2)  Amending its title to more accurately reflect what it aims to accomplish once adopted; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water and Land that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 30, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 30, S.D. 1.

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

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KARL RHOADS, Chair