STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1441

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.C.R. No. 21

 

 

 

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.C.R. No. 21 entitled:

 

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SUBMITTING TO THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII FOR REVIEW OF ACTION TAKEN BY THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES ON A LAND EXCHANGE AND SALE OF PROPERTY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to provide legislative review of the Board of Land and Natural Resources' approval of a land exchange and sale of property, pursuant to sections 171-50 and 171-64.7, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

 

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Kunuiakea family.  The Office of Hawaiian Affairs submitted written comments.

 

     At its meeting of June 8, 2012, under agenda item D-11, the Board of Land and Natural Resources approved a land exchange and sale of property pursuant to the stipulated final judgment on title filed on April 12, 1996, and the stipulated judgment on partition filed on April 1, 1997, in Napoleon, et al., v. State of Hawaii, et al., Civ. No. 92-0789, for land located at Kahananui, Molokai, Hawaii, tax map keys: (2) 5-6-06:14; (2) 5-6-06:15; (2) 5-6-03:12; (2) 5-6-03:08; and (2) 5-6-03:10.  Your Committee finds that this measure satisfies the requirements of section 171-50, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which provides that any exchange of public land for private land shall be subject to disapproval by the Legislature by two-thirds vote of either the Senate or the House of Representatives, or by majority vote of both chambers.  Your Committee further finds that this measure satisfies the requirements of section 171-64.7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which requires legislative approval by concurrent resolution prior to the sale of certain lands in fee simple.

 

     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.C.R. No. 21 and recommends its adoption.

 

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

 

 

 

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair