THE SENATE	S.C.R. NO.	64
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

Requesting the board of land and natural resources to SUPPORT AND authorize the napili beach public access stair project.

WHEREAS, Hawaii is already experiencing the impacts of climate change, including rising sea levels, extreme tides, accelerated coastal erosion, and stronger, more frequent storms; and

WHEREAS, the old Napili Beach public access concrete stairs, originally constructed in the 1980s, from headland to the south end of the Napili Beach were seriously damaged by a heavy south swell on Labor Day, 2017; and

WHEREAS, while slightly damaged and slanted, the stairs reopened in October 2017 for public use; and

WHEREAS, in 2019, the Napili Bay and Beach Foundation applied for and received a state grant-in-aid to replace the older stairs with a more resilient, trex decking stairs, which is open tread to allow seasonal ebb and flow of beach sand; and

WHEREAS, the older stairs were completely destroyed in a heavy south swell during July 2019; and

WHEREAS, to mitigate some impacts from further coastal erosion and south swells, the Napili Beach Public Access Stair Project is proposed to be relocated at a location further away from south swell impact; and

WHEREAS, through a combination of grants from the Legislature grant-in-aid and Maui County, demolition and construction on the project began in November 2021, and the public access stair project is expected to be completed in February 2022; and

WHEREAS, the Napili Bay and Beach Foundation is currently experiencing constraints to secure a removal bond; and

WHEREAS, despite prior approval and award of grant-in-aid funds by the Legislature and Governor, the Board of Land and Natural Resources has expressed concern that the Napili Beach Public Access Stair Project may not be approved; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Board of Land and Natural Resources is requested to support and authorize the Napili Beach Public Access Stair Project; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, and President of the Napili Bay and Beach Foundation.

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

Napili Bay; Public Access Stairs; Beach Access; Board of Land and Natural Resources