SCR 7 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 LAIE, KOOLAULOA, OAHU, FOR A ROCK REVETMENT THAT INCLUDES STAIRS, AND FOR USE, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTED THEREON.

SCR 7 authorizes a 25-year non-exclusive easement for Western Community Crossroads, LC, to use, repair, and maintain an existing rock revetment with stairs on state submerged lands at Laie, Koolauloa, Oahu. The easement covers 710 square feet of land seaward of the property at Tax Map Key (1) 5-5-002:032, resolving a historic encroachment that predates current shoreline regulations. The property owner must pay the state’s fair market value for the easement (determined by an independent appraisal) and cover $66 monthly rent during the approval process, with the Board of Land and Natural Resources already approving the terms. This procedural resolution formalizes an existing structure’s legal use under Hawaii law.
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).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
8
Committee
12
Apr 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Resolution adopted in final form.
upper
Apr 21, 2025
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 763).
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. 2137), 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; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2086), 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. 414).
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Resolution Adopted. Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Rhoads. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). 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. 1074), 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 ; 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

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Ron Kouchi
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HI
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