STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1125

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.C.R. No. 66

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 66 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REVIEWING AND APPROVING THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES ON A LAND EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII AND PARKER RANCH, INC,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to review and approve a specific land exchange between the State of Hawaii and trustees of the Parker Land Trust.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Your Committee finds that this land exchange is mutually beneficial to the State and Parker Ranch, Inc. Your Committee further finds that section 171-50(c), Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires that land exchanges of public land for private land be subject to approval by the Legislature by a majority vote of both houses in any regular or special session following the date of the Board of Land and Natural Resources' approval in principle of the exchange.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 66 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs.

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

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DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair