STAND. COM. REP. NO. 44

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 653

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 653 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE PARTITIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require that the Land Court prioritize all actions for partition or easement filed by the State over all other applications filed so that the State's applications may be quickly heard and determined.

The Department of Transportation and an individual submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Judiciary submitted testimony in opposition to this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2050 to encourage further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 653, as amended herein, and recommends that it

pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 653, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair