STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1213

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 195
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, and Hawaiian Affairs, to
which was referred S.C.R. No. 195 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE LEASE OF BOTH
     FAST AND SUBMERGED LANDS AT KEAUHOU, NORTH KONA, ON THE
     ISLAND OF HAWAII TO A PRIVATE ENTITY FOR MAINTENANCE
     PURPOSES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to authorize the Department
of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to issue easements or leases
to a private landowner for fast and submerged lands in Keauhou,
North Kona, Hawaii.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from DLNR.

     Your Committee finds that in June, 1988, high storm surf
severely damaged the seawalls in the Keauhou, North Kona area.
To repair the damage caused by the storm, the Blue Chip
Corporation (BCC), through its managing agent, applied gunnite to
the outside (seaward) faces of the seawalls in July, 1988, to
stabilize the damage.  During the application, some gunnite
accidentally slurried onto the rock outcrops below the seawalls.

     The measure would authorize DLNR to grant leases or
easements as necessary to mitigate the unintentional slurrying of
rock outcrops.


 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Water, Land, and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached
to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and
purpose of S.C.R. No. 195, and recommends that it be referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Water, Land, and
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair

 
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