AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A TWENTY-FIVE-YEAR TERM, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT COVERING A PORTION OF STATE SUBMERGED LANDS AT KIKIAOLA, KEKAHA, KAUAI, FOR A SHORELINE PROTECTION STRUCTURE, AND FOR USE, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTED THEREON.
This bill authorizes a 25-year non-exclusive easement for shoreline protection on state submerged lands at Kikiaola, Kekaha, Kauai. It converts temporary emergency permits held by property owners Graham and Marisa Chelius into a permanent legal right to maintain their existing shoreline structure, covering 2,366 square feet of submerged land. The easement requires the owners to pay fair market value for the land use and ensures compliance with Hawaii law (Chapter 171) governing state land transactions. This change replaces prior temporary authorizations with a formal, long-term arrangement for the structure’s repair and maintenance.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025
Last action Apr 25, 2025
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Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
8
Committee
12
Amendments
3
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Resolution adopted in final form. 22 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey . 0 No(es): none. 3 Excused: Senator(s) Awa, Chang, Fevella.
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Introduced
Senate agrees with House Amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Adoption on 04-24-25.
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Introduced
Reconsideration of action taken on 04-21-25; agree to House amendments.
upper
Apr 21, 2025
Amended
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 21, 2025
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 771).
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted as amended in HD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto, Souza voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Amato, Belatti, Cochran, Garrett, Ichiyama, Perruso, Quinlan excused (7).
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2134) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa.
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2083), recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Morikawa, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Souza; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Woodson.
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 28
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 411).
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Resolution Adopted. Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Rhoads. Noes, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Committee
Waived referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Report adopted, referred to WAM.
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1071), with recommendation of referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WTL were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, DeCorte.
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-07-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to WTL, WAM.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Offered.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Ron Kouchi
DDemocratic
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