STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1475

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.R. No. 129

       S.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.R. No. 129, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"SENATE RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE PRIVATE LESSEE OF STATE LAND TO MUTUALLY CANCEL THE LEASE OR, ALTERNATIVELY, TO OBTAIN A PUBLIC EASEMENT IN FAVOR OF THE COUNTY TO ALLOW THE COUNTY TO PROCEED WITH ITS PLANS FOR THE WAIMEA TRAILS AND GREENWAYS TRAILHEAD AND COUNTY PARK,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the County of Hawaii to continue negotiations with the private lessee of state land identified as tax map key: 6-6-001: 010, to mutually cancel the lease or, alternatively, to obtain a public easement in favor of the County to allow the County to proceed with its plans for the Waimea Trails and Greenways trailhead and county park.

 

     Your Committee finds that Waimea Trails and Greenways and the County of Hawaii seek to acquire the subject property, as the acquisition would allow the first phase of the Waimea Trails and Greenways Project to connect to Kawaiahae Road at two places.  Further, the subject property is currently under lease to a private party who has indicated that it would be willing to exchange the property for another parcel.  Your Committee believes that the acquisition of the subject property would provide an alternative mode of transportation through the town of Waimea, a safe place for recreation and exercise, and easy access and enjoyment of public lands and resources.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by requesting the Department of Land and Natural Resources to require the County of Hawaii to indemnify the State for any costs incurred in canceling the lease.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 129, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 129, S.D. 2.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

 

 

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair