SR 107 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO PRODUCE AND PROVIDE A LIST OF STATE LANDS CURRENTLY LEASED TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR ANY FEDERAL AGENCY.

This Senate Resolution requests Hawaii's Attorney General to compile and provide a list of state lands currently leased to the U.S. or federal agencies, including details on lease terms such as the $1 annual rent for military sites. It directs the Attorney General to also assess whether current leasing practices comply with state constitutional or legal requirements. The resolution is procedural and does not change existing leases or impose new obligations. It focuses solely on gathering information to inform future decisions about state land management.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025

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SR107 → SR107_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document to a structured data format with metadata fields, while the substantive policy content remained largely the same. The most significant change is in the final resolution, which now asks the Attorney General to determine if there are legal barriers to continuing federal leases rather than just requesting a list of current leases. This shifts the focus from information gathering to legal analysis of lease validity.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from requesting information about current federal leases to also requiring a legal analysis of whether such leases are permissible under state law and the state constitution.

REQUIREMENT

The final resolution was changed from requesting a list of leased lands to requesting a legal analysis of whether current or future federal leases violate state constitutional or statutory provisions

The resolution now specifically asks the Attorney General to evaluate whether nominal lease amounts (one dollar) are legally permissible under state law

TECHNICAL

Added metadata fields including document version numbers, timestamps, language settings, and file identifiers

Removed traditional legislative formatting including page numbers, document headers, and some decorative text elements

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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

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Committee

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1561) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

upper

Mar 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to JDC.

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered.

upper

3 primary · 2 co-sponsors