STAND. COM. REP. 1255

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.C.R. No. 81

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 81 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE RECREATION RESIDENCE TRACTS WITHIN THE KOKE`E AND WAIMEA CANYON STATE PARKS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to protect culturally and historically valuable land by requesting the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to adopt administrative rules to preserve intact the leasehold recreation residence tracts within the Koke`e and Waimea Canyon State Parks.

In addition, this measure requests the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources to:

(1) Consider the leasehold recreation residence tracts within the Koke`e and Waimea Canyon State Parks for nomination to the Hawaii register of historic places and to the national register of historic places; and

(2) Administer the recreation residence leases within the Koke`e and Waimea Canyon State Parks as historic preservation and restoration projects under section 171-36.2, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS).

The Koke`e Leaseholders Association, Koke`e Resource Conservation Program, and two concerned citizens supported this concurrent resolution. DLNR opposed this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying that DLNR is requested to consider the adoption of administrative rules to preserve the leasehold recreation residence tracts within the Koke`e and Waimea Canyon State Parks;

(2) Clarifying that the Chairperson of BLNR is requested to consider the administration of recreation residence leases within the Koke`e and Waimea Canyon State Parks in accordance with section 171-36.2, HRS; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of style and clarity.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 81, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 81, H.D. 1.

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

 

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EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair