STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 1 2025
RE: S.C.R. No. 153
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.C.R.
No. 153 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE COUNTY OF MAUI
TO FULFILL ITS AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE AND RESOLVE
LONGSTANDING JURISDICTIONAL AMBIGUITIES BY COMPLETING THE
TRANSFER OF THE HUI ROADS, INCLUDING HUI ROAD F, FROM THE
JUDICIARY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the
County of Maui to fulfill its agreement with the State and resolve
longstanding jurisdictional ambiguities by completing the transfer
of the Hui Roads, including Hui Road F, from the Judiciary to the
County of Maui.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Judiciary.
Your Committee finds that the State and County of Maui have
previously entered into an agreement to transfer ownership and
jurisdiction of certain roads, including the Hui Roads, from the
Judiciary to the County of Maui. However, the Hui Roads,
including Hui Road F in West Maui, are among many "roads in limbo"
whose ownership and maintenance responsibilities have been
subjects of prolonged ambiguity and dispute between state and
county agencies. This jurisdictional uncertainty has led to the
significant neglect of these roads, resulting in deteriorating
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conditions that pose safety hazards to residents, impede emergency
response efforts, and affect overall quality of life in the
community. Your Committee further finds that the Judiciary has
regularly communicated with the County of Maui and has taken steps
to complete the conveyance of the Hui Roads to the County,
including the preparation of a quitclaim. This measure
acknowledges the necessity of accepting and maintaining these
roads to ensure public safety and infrastructure reliability.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 153
and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Judiciary,
KARL RHOADS, Chair
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 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Judiciary
JDC
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
SCl2 15-5
The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:___________________________________
The Recommendation is:
/'^^ss, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
RHOADS. Karl (C)
GABBARD. Mike (VC)
CHANG. Stanley
SAN BUENAVENTURA. Joy A.
AWA. Brenton
TOTAL 1
Recommendation:
Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signature:
Distributforr/ ©rtgiTial Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Draftinq Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/09/24