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This concurrent resolution authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) to issue a 25-year, non-exclusive easement for a portion of state submerged lands located at the Hololani Resort Condominiums in Kahana, Maui. The resolution comes after a lengthy permitting process following a significant shoreline erosion event in 2007 that threatened the condominium's north building. The proposed easement would allow the removal of emergency sandbags and the construction of a rock revetment, which has been approved through multiple federal, state, and county-level permits. The project includes approximately 6,128 square feet of submerged lands and involves installing a steel sheet pile and rock revetment to protect the property. Hololani Resort Condominiums will pay the fair market value for the easement, as determined by an independent appraisal, and the project includes additional public benefits such as a permanent public access stairway and storm drain protection. The resolution fulfills the requirement under Hawaii Revised Statutes section 171-53, which mandates prior legislative authorization for leasing state submerged lands.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=132&year=2025