HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1778

TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO WALKING TRAILS.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  The legislature recognizes the importance of walking trails as part of Hawaii's natural resources and cultural heritage.  The Alaloa trail on the island of Maui, also known as the King's Highway, is an ancient trail that encircled the island of Maui, connecting villages and heiau scattered on Maui's coastal areas.  King Pi‘ilani, a fourteenth-century chief of east Maui and the Hana districts, began the construction of the Alaloa trail, which was completed by his son.  Stretching more than one hundred thirty-eight miles around Maui, it became the only ancient highway to encircle the coastline of any of the Hawaiian islands.  Recent efforts by Hoaloha Aina in south Maui and Kapalua Resort in west Maui to establish this trail, and efforts by Edna Pualani Farden Bekeart and the Patsy Mink Heritage Park to preserve the corridor need to be coordinated.

     The purpose of this Act is to direct the Na Ala Hele program under the department of land and natural resources to designate all public lands from Kaupo to Kapalua along the Pi‘ilani trail as an important Hawaiian coastal cultural heritage corridor and incorporate the trail as lateral access.

     SECTION 2.  (a)  The Na Ala Hele program under the department of land and natural resources shall designate all public lands from Kaupo to Kapalua along the Pi‘ilani trail as an important Hawaiian coastal cultural heritage corridor.  The establishment, repair, and preservation of a trail for public use shall include:

     (1)  An inventory, mapping, and safety assessment of the Pi‘ilani trail;

     (2)  Obtaining input from private landowners adjacent to and nearby the trail, and consulting with the Hawaiian community, as appropriate, on the feasibility of opening the Pi‘ilani trail from Kaupo to Kapalua for public use;

     (3)  Incorporating current public and private partnerships, including Hoaloha Aina and Maui Land and Pine; and

     (4)  A cost assessment for the State to repair, to acquire any land for, and to maintain the trail for public use and designate it as an important Hawaiian coastal cultural heritage corridor.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon approval.



 

Report Title:

Walking Trails; Pi‘ilani Trail; Designation

 

Description:

Request the Na Ala Hele program under the Department of Land and Natural Resources to designate the Pi‘ilani trail from Kaupo to Kapalua as an important Hawaiian coastal cultural heritage corridor and open the trail to the public.  (HB1778 HD1)

 

 

 

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