STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1693-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.C.R. No. 14

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 14, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A TERM, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT COVERING A PORTION OF STATE SUBMERGED LANDS AT MAALAEA BEACH LOTS, WAIKAPU, WAILUKU, MAUI, FOR THE EXISTING SEAWALL, AND FOR USE, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTED THEREON,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the Board of Land and Natural Resources to issue a term, non-exclusive easement covering a portion of state submerged lands seaward of the property identified as Tax Map Key: (2) 3-8-014: 022, Maalaea Beach Lots, Waikapu, Wailuku, Maui, for the existing seawall, and for use, repair, and maintenance of the existing improvements constructed thereon, pursuant to section 171—53, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

Your Committee has amended this measure by increasing the term of the non-exclusive easement from fifteen years to twenty-five years to be consistent with Board of Land and Natural Resources approved policy.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 14, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 14, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair