Hawaii 2024 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SCR9 Compare Versions

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1	1	THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 9 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A TERM, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT COVERING A PORTION OF STATE SUBMERGED LANDS AT WAIALAE-IKI, HONOLULU, OAHU, FOR THE EXISTING REVETMENT, AND FOR USE, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTED THEREON.
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37	37	AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A TERM, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT COVERING A PORTION OF STATE SUBMERGED LANDS AT WAIALAE-IKI, HONOLULU, OAHU, FOR THE EXISTING REVETMENT, AND FOR USE, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTED THEREON.
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43	43	WHEREAS, the existing revetment fronting the property identified as Tax Map Key: (1) 3-5-058:011, Waialae-Iki, Honolulu, Oahu (subject property), was placed upon state submerged lands; and WHEREAS, on April 10, 1964, Bishop Estate, the original developer of the Kai-Nani subdivision containing the subject property, applied to the Board of Land and Natural Resources to request approval for construction of the revetment to run along the shoreline of multiple house lots of the same subdivision for erosion protection purposes; and WHEREAS, on October 1, 1964, the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Land Management informed the developer by letter that the Board of Land and Natural Resources approved a construction right-of-entry permit and authorized the developer to proceed with construction of the revetment; and WHEREAS, the same letter stated that the Division of Land Management was processing the sale of an easement for the revetment; and WHEREAS, although the Board of Land and Natural Resources approved construction of the revetment and the Division of Land Management indicated that it was processing an easement for the portion of state submerged land occupied by the revetment, for reasons that are currently unknown to the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the easement was never consummated and the encroachment upon state submerged lands by the revetment was never resolved; and WHEREAS, in 2011, David Kim, the current owner (property owner), purchased the subject property, which abuts the portion of state submerged lands that contains the encroaching revetment; and WHEREAS, around December 2022, the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands worked with the property owner to resolve the encroachment; and WHEREAS, the Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands has found, based on a review of historical maps and documents submitted by Bishop Estate to the Department of Land and Natural Resources in conjunction with its 1964 permit applications, that the revetment fronting the residential real property is part of the subdivision revetment constructed by Bishop Estate pursuant to the 1964 authorization and right-of-entry permit issued by the Board of Land and Natural Resources; and WHEREAS, the Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands has indicated its support for a non-exclusive easement to resolve the existing seawall encroachment; and WHEREAS, on April 14, 2023, under agenda item D-5, the Board of Land and Natural Resources approved a grant of a 25-year non-exclusive easement to resolve the revetment encroachment, to run with the land and to inure to the benefit of the abutting real property; and WHEREAS, the total encroachment area was determined to be 2,894 square feet, subject to review and approval by the Department of Accounting and General Services' Survey Division; and WHEREAS, the property owner has been working diligently with the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Land Division to execute a right-of-entry permit and revocable permit, as approved by the Board of Land and Natural Resources, as interim steps to resolve the encroachment until the Board of Land and Natural Resources-approved non-exclusive easement can be consummated, subject to terms including payment of $831 monthly rent and provision of liability insurance to protect the interests of the State; and WHEREAS, prior to execution of the non-exclusive easement, the grantee shall pay the State the fair market value of the non-exclusive easement as consideration for the use of state submerged lands to be determined by an independent appraisal; and WHEREAS, section 171-53, Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires the prior approval of the Governor and prior authorization of the Legislature by concurrent resolution to lease state submerged lands; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Board of Land and Natural Resources is hereby authorized to issue a term, non-exclusive easement covering a portion of state submerged lands fronting the property identified as Tax Map Key: (1) 3-5-058:011, Waialae-Iki, Honolulu, Oahu, for the existing seawall revetment, and for use, repair, and maintenance of the existing improvements constructed thereon pursuant to section 171-53, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources and the Governor. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ BY REQUEST Report Title: BLNR; Term, Non-Exclusive Easement; Lease State Submerged Lands
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45	45	WHEREAS, the existing revetment fronting the property identified as Tax Map Key: (1) 3-5-058:011, Waialae-Iki, Honolulu, Oahu (subject property), was placed upon state submerged lands; and
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49	49	WHEREAS, on April 10, 1964, Bishop Estate, the original developer of the Kai-Nani subdivision containing the subject property, applied to the Board of Land and Natural Resources to request approval for construction of the revetment to run along the shoreline of multiple house lots of the same subdivision for erosion protection purposes; and
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53	53	WHEREAS, on October 1, 1964, the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Land Management informed the developer by letter that the Board of Land and Natural Resources approved a construction right-of-entry permit and authorized the developer to proceed with construction of the revetment; and
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57	57	WHEREAS, the same letter stated that the Division of Land Management was processing the sale of an easement for the revetment; and
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61	61	WHEREAS, although the Board of Land and Natural Resources approved construction of the revetment and the Division of Land Management indicated that it was processing an easement for the portion of state submerged land occupied by the revetment, for reasons that are currently unknown to the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the easement was never consummated and the encroachment upon state submerged lands by the revetment was never resolved; and
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65	65	WHEREAS, in 2011, David Kim, the current owner (property owner), purchased the subject property, which abuts the portion of state submerged lands that contains the encroaching revetment; and
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69	69	WHEREAS, around December 2022, the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands worked with the property owner to resolve the encroachment; and
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73	73	WHEREAS, the Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands has found, based on a review of historical maps and documents submitted by Bishop Estate to the Department of Land and Natural Resources in conjunction with its 1964 permit applications, that the revetment fronting the residential real property is part of the subdivision revetment constructed by Bishop Estate pursuant to the 1964 authorization and right-of-entry permit issued by the Board of Land and Natural Resources; and
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77	77	WHEREAS, the Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands has indicated its support for a non-exclusive easement to resolve the existing seawall encroachment; and
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81	81	WHEREAS, on April 14, 2023, under agenda item D-5, the Board of Land and Natural Resources approved a grant of a 25-year non-exclusive easement to resolve the revetment encroachment, to run with the land and to inure to the benefit of the abutting real property; and
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85	85	WHEREAS, the total encroachment area was determined to be 2,894 square feet, subject to review and approval by the Department of Accounting and General Services' Survey Division; and
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89	89	WHEREAS, the property owner has been working diligently with the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Land Division to execute a right-of-entry permit and revocable permit, as approved by the Board of Land and Natural Resources, as interim steps to resolve the encroachment until the Board of Land and Natural Resources-approved non-exclusive easement can be consummated, subject to terms including payment of $831 monthly rent and provision of liability insurance to protect the interests of the State; and
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93	93	WHEREAS, prior to execution of the non-exclusive easement, the grantee shall pay the State the fair market value of the non-exclusive easement as consideration for the use of state submerged lands to be determined by an independent appraisal; and
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97	97	WHEREAS, section 171-53, Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires the prior approval of the Governor and prior authorization of the Legislature by concurrent resolution to lease state submerged lands; now, therefore,
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101	101	BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Board of Land and Natural Resources is hereby authorized to issue a term, non-exclusive easement covering a portion of state submerged lands fronting the property identified as Tax Map Key: (1) 3-5-058:011, Waialae-Iki, Honolulu, Oahu, for the existing seawall revetment, and for use, repair, and maintenance of the existing improvements constructed thereon pursuant to section 171-53, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and
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105	105	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources and the Governor.
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