STAND. COM. REP. NO. 11-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 511

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 511 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require that plans and applications for registration of title relating to the purchase of any property consisting of more than ten acres be accompanied by a sworn affidavit that the community where the land is located has been given notice of the applicant's intended use of the land and a copy of the notice.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from two individuals.

Your Committee finds that the use of land, particularly on large lots, can change over time as the land is resold and replanned with no notice to the community. This measure will ensure that the community where the land is located is given notice of the applicant's intended use of the land.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 511, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 511, H.D. 1, and 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