Report Title:

Remnant Land Transfer; Hale Aupuni

Description:

Transfers control and custody of remnant lot from the Hale Aupuni subdivision in Waimanalo, from the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Administration to the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). Requires DLNR to use best management practices in the maintenance of the riparian area of the remnant lot. (HB3149 HD1)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

3149

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2006

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to land transfer.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the remnant lot from Hale Aupuni housing subdivision located in Waimanalo, Oahu, tax map key (TMK) no. (1) 4-1-33:193, where the Inoaole stream runs through, currently under the jurisdiction of the Hawaii housing finance and development administration (HHFDA), is difficult for HHFDA to maintain because of the frequent clean-up required to prevent flooding of the Inoaole stream. The legislature further finds that the department of land and natural resources (DLNR) is more capable of maintaining the property to eliminate any health and safety concerns because the stream is a natural resource better served and serviced by DLNR. In addition, DLNR also already owns the other half of Inoaole stream.

The purpose of this Act is to transfer the control and custody of the parcel of land identified as TMK no. (1) 4-1-33:193 from HHFDA to DLNR.

SECTION 2. The Hawaii housing finance and development administration shall transfer the custody and control of the remnant lot identified as TMK no. (1) 4-1-33:193 to the department of land and natural resources, and the property shall constitute public lands under chapter 171.

SECTION 2. The department of land and natural resources shall use best management practices that have been developed as a part of the pollution runoff control program under the department of health, with respect to the maintenance of the riparian area, to:

(1) Mitigate flooding dangers;

(2) Ensure the long-term health of stream and ocean ecosystems; and

(3) Protect the water quality, fish, and other wildlife.

For the purposes of this section, "best management practices" means a practice or combination of practices considered by the department of health to be the most effective means, including technological, economic, and institutional considerations, of preventing or reducing the amount of pollution by nonpoint sources to a level compatible with water quality goals.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2020.