STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1809

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.C.R. No. 15

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 15 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A TERM, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT COVERING A PORTION OF STATE SUBMERGED LANDS AT KANEOHE, KOOLAUPOKO, OAHU, FOR THE EXISTING PIER AND 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 issuance of an easement covering a portion of state submerged lands at Kaneohe, Koolaupoko, Oahu.

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

Your Committee finds that section 171-53, Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires the Board of Land and Natural Resources to obtain authorization from the Legislature to engage in disposition of state submerged lands. The Board has identified portions of a pier and a seawall fronting the property identified as Tax Map Key: (1) 4-5-058: seaward of 030, Kaneohe, Koolaupoko, Oahu, as encroaching upon state submerged lands. Your Committee also finds that the Board has approved a grant of a fifty-five-year non-exclusive easement to resolve the encroachment. Your Committee further finds that this measure expresses the necessary legislative approval for an easement to be granted for the existing pier and seawall, and for use, repair, and maintenance of the existing improvement constructed thereon.

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. 15 and recommends its adoption.

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

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair