Bill Text: HI SB608 | 2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Public Lands; Sand Island

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-12-01 - Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. [SB608 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2012-SB608-Amended.html

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STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1082

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

 

RE:   S.B. No. 608

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred S.B. No. 608, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to:

 

     (1)  Allow the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to review and consider the exchange of parcels in Sand Island to leaseholders, taking into account, among other factors:

 

          (A)  Whether a Sand Island parcel proposed for exchange to DLNR has a present and future value that equals or exceeds that of a Sand Island parcel currently under the control of DLNR;

 

          (B)  Whether a Sand Island parcel proposed for exchange to DLNR has a tenant that would provide an income stream that equals or exceeds the income stream generated by a tenant of a Sand Island parcel under an existing lease; and

 

          (C)  Any other considerations that would affect a decision to proceed with the exchange of Sand Island parcels to leaseholders.

 

          and

 

     (2)  Require DLNR to report to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2012 on its review and consideration of an exchange of Sand Island parcels with leaseholders.

 

     The Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Sand Island Business Association; Commercial Electric, Inc.; JMI Tile & Marble; MRC Inc.; Eagle Construction Co.; Jayar Construction, Inc.; Dorvin D. Leis Co., Inc.; Rolloffs Hawaii; Honolulu Container Sales & Rental; Robert M. Kaya Builders, Inc.; Ikiakia Builders, Inc.; Tomco Corp.; S and M Welding Co., Inc.; Wong's Meat Market; Imua Sales & Service Inc.; Projects Plus Inc.; Walter Y. Arakaki General Contractor, Inc.; Lui Holding Company, Inc.; Mitsunaga Construction, Incorporated; and Tajiri Lumber, Ltd., opposed this bill.  DLNR offered comments.

 

     After careful consideration, your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Authorizing DLNR to consider selling, in addition to exchanging, the Sand Island parcels to the leaseholders;

 

     (2)  Requiring DLNR to review and consider, among other criteria, alternative sources of revenue to replace the lease revenues; and

 

     (3)  Changing the effective date to January 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 608, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 608, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

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

 

 

		____________________________ JERRY L. CHANG, Chair