SCR 6 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A TWENTY-FIVE-YEAR TERM, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT COVERING A PORTION OF STATE SUBMERGED LANDS AT EWA BEACH, EWA, OAHU, FOR A SEAWALL, AND FOR USE, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTED THEREON.

This Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR 6) authorizes a 25-year, non-exclusive easement for a seawall on 165 square feet of state submerged lands at Ewa Beach, Oahu. It resolves an encroachment where a 1966 seawall - originally built on private property - now sits on state lands due to shoreline migration. The easement allows Poni LLC (the property owner) to maintain, repair, and use the seawall, with the company paying the state fair market value via appraisal. The resolution seeks legislative approval to comply with Hawaii law (HRS §171-53) for this procedural step.

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 21, 2025

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Apr 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Resolution adopted in final form.

upper

Apr 21, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 762).

upper

Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted with Representative(s) Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) 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. 2138), recommending adoption.

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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; Representative(s) Amato, Perruso voting no (2) and none excused (0).

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2085), 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: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Morikawa, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Souza; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; 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. 413).

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Resolution Adopted. Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Rhoads. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) McKelvey). 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. 1073), 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; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang.

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