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THE SENATE |
S.C.R. NO. |
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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
Requesting the Attorney General to assess whether there has been a substantial or material breach of General Lease No. 231 executed by and between the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the National Park Service.
WHEREAS, the federal executive administration has embarked on a reduction in workforce that will have widespread economic impact; and
WHEREAS, while the National Park Service has recently fired approximately one thousand employees, the Ninth Circuit has ruled that the Office of Personnel Management's actions directing agencies to fire probationary employees are illegal; and
WHEREAS, given these circumstances, the Legislature is concerned about the National Park Service's ability to uphold its obligations to the State, including stewardship of state lands; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Attorney General is requested to assess whether there has been a substantial or material breach of General Lease No. 231 executed by and between the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the National Park Service; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that considering the State's anticipated transfer of Kalawao County to the County of Maui with the passing of the last patient in the park, the Attorney General is requested to determine whether the lease should be rescinded or otherwise amended; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Attorney General, Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, Director of Health, and Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources.
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OFFERED BY: |
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Attorney General; DHHL; National Park Service; Kalaupapa National Historic Park; Breach