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WHEREAS, section 171-64.7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires the prior approval of the Legislature by concurrent resolution to sell certain state lands in fee simple; and

WHEREAS, section 171-64.7(c), Hawaii Revised Statutes, states that "[t]he concurrent resolution shall contain the following information:

(1) The specific location and size in square feet or in other precise measure of the parcels of land to be sold or given;

(2) The appraisal value of the land to be sold or given;

(3) The names of all appraisers performing appraisals of the land to be sold or given;

(4) The date of the appraisal valuation;

(5) The purpose for which the land is being sold or given;

(6) A detailed summary of any development plans for the land to be sold or given; and

(7) A statement of whether the land is, or is not, land that was classed as government or crown lands previous to August 15, 1895, or was acquired by the State in exchange for such lands, and a detailed explanation of how the state department or agency made this determination.

A draft of the concurrent resolution for the prior approval of a sale or gift of land shall also be submitted to the office of Hawaiian affairs at least three months prior to the convening of a regular or special session of the legislature to allow the office to determine whether the land was classed as government or crown lands previous to August 15, 1895, or was acquired by the State in exchange for such lands"; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to section 171-64.7(e), Hawaii Revised Statutes, prior to finalizing any proposal for the sale or gift of lands and prior to the submission of the concurrent resolution to the Legislature, an informational briefing on the proposed sale or gift of lands shall be held in the community where the land to be sold or given is located; and

WHEREAS, the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (the "Corporation") desires to transfer the fee interest in a portion of 610 Cooke Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, and provides the following information pursuant to section 171-64.7, Hawaii Revised Statutes:

(1) The parcel is a portion of the site of Na Lei Hulu Kupuna Senior Apartments, identified as a 6,937 square foot parcel, TMK No. 1-2-1-051:004;

(2) The fee interest in this parcel was appraised to have a fair market value of $210,000;

(3) The parcel was appraised by Medusky & Co., Inc.;

(4) The appraisal valuation date is April 15, 2018;

(5) The primary purpose for the proposed transfer of this parcel is as part of a land exchange with the City and County of Honolulu for their fee interest in a portion of Coral Street between Pohukaina Street and Halekauwila Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, to facilitate roadway access to HHFDC's planned mixed-use development in conjunction with the Department of Education at 690 Pohukaina Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, which will include a public elementary school. The concept and strategy is to maintain the limited roadway access as open green space. However, due to anticipated high use during pick-up and drop-off times of the school day, the Department of Education will study the most appropriate type of paving or street covering in terms of durability and maintenance;

(6) The conveyance will be subject to the existing sub-lease to Na Lei Hulu Kupuna Senior Rentals, LP, which extends until December 12, 2082, and will not affect existing rental operations; and

(7) As of August 15, 1895, title to a portion of this parcel, identified as Parcel 6B-1, Government Remnant, was held by the Territory of Hawaii, and title to the remainder of the parcel was covered by Royal Patent Number 4483, Land Commission Award Number 7712, Apana 6, Number 1, held by the Trustees Under the Will and of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop, Deceased, as devised by the Last Will and Testament of Bernice Pauahi Bishop probated in the Supreme Court of the Hawaiian Islands in Probate Number 2425; and this was determined by a search of the title records by Title Guaranty of Hawaii on January 2, 2018; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to section 5(f) of the Admission Act, "the development of farm and home ownership on as widespread a basis as possible for the making of public improvement" is an expressly authorized purpose of the ceded lands inventory; and

WHEREAS, the Corporation duly submitted a draft of the Concurrent Resolution to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs on September 27, 2019, more than three months prior to the opening date of the Regular Session of 2020; and

WHEREAS, the Corporation duly conducted a public informational briefing on the dedication of this parcel on July 18, 2019, at the HHFDC Boardroom, 677 Queen Street, Suite 300, Honolulu, Hawaii, following publication of notice of the briefing in The Honolulu Star-Advertiser newspaper on June 27, 2019, and July 11, 2019; and

WHEREAS, HHFDC did not receive any public comments objecting to the proposed transfer at the public informational briefing; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2020, the House of Representatives concurring, that the transfer of the leased fee interest in a portion of 610 Cooke Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, TMK No. 1-2-1-051:004, to the City and County of Honolulu is hereby approved; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Executive Director of the Corporation.

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________
		BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Approves the Transfer of TMK No. 1-2-1-051:004 to the C&C of Honolulu

THE SENATE	S.C.R. NO.	23
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020
STATE OF HAWAII