STAND. COM. REP. NO.  265-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.B. No. 3171

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 3171 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE LAND COURT SYSTEM,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to streamline operations and reduce the backlog at the Land Court by:

 

     (1)  Establishing a process and procedures for deregistering fee simple time share units out of the Land Court System; and

 

     (2)  Allowing landowners to voluntarily transfer their property from the Land Court System to the Regular System of the Bureau of Conveyances.

 

     The Department of Land and Natural Resources, The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, Old Republic Title & Escrow of Hawaii, Ltd., Hilton Grand Vacations Club, Hawaii-Asia Region, Starwood Vacation Ownership, Marriot International, Inc., Wyndham Worldwide, American Resort Development Association-Hawaii, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.  The Judiciary and Hawaii Land Title Association provided comments.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 3171 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committees on Consumer Protection & Commerce and Judiciary.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs,

 

 

 

 

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KEN ITO, Chair