HB 2426

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
2426
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII
S.D. 1
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO STATE PARKS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
���� SECTION
1.� The legislature finds that the
Wailuku river state park is an important natural, cultural, and recreational
resource that provides public access to open space and opportunities to
experience the natural environment.�
Access to parks and natural areas supports mental and physical health by
reducing stress, improving emotional well-being, and encouraging walking,
bicycling, and other outdoor activities that promote lifelong wellness.
���� The
legislature further finds that public parks serve as essential community
gathering places that foster social interaction, cultural connection, and
shared stewardship of the land.� The
expansion of Wailuku river state park will not only enhance its role as a
natural, cultural, and recreational resource and opportunity for the public to
access open space and the natural environment but also support the creation of
a vehicle-free safe route to school, improving student safety and independence
while reducing traffic congestion, allowing parents to get to work on time, and
relieving family stresses.
���� The
legislature concludes that establishing and funding the expansion of Wailuku
river state park will promote mental health, physical well-being, safe
mobility, and community connection, while enhancing equitable access to this
public resource for present and future generations.
���� Accordingly,
the purpose of this Act is to:
���� (1)� Authorize and appropriate funds for the
expansion of Wailuku river state park; and
���� (2)� Authorize the department of land and natural
resources to exercise the power of eminent domain for the expansion of Wailuku river
state park.
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2.� The department of land and natural
resources may acquire the fee simple interest in the following parcels for the
expansion of Wailuku river state park:
���� (1)� TMK (3) 2-5-008-003;
���� (2)� TMK (3) 2-5-008-025;
���� (3)� TMK (3) 2-5-008-026; and
���� (4)� TMK (3) 2-5-008-027.
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3.� The following sums or so much thereof
as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 are appropriated or authorized,
as the case may be, from moneys in the treasury received from general
obligation bond funds and federal grants to finance the capital improvement
project listed below.� The letter symbols
used after the specific project appropriations indicate the source of financing
and have the following meaning:� (C)
general obligation
bond fund and (N) federal funds.
LNR806 � PARKS ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION
1.������� WAILUKU
RIVER STATE PARK EXPANSION, HAWAII
���� LAND
FOR THE EXPANSION OF WAILUKU RIVER STATE PARK.
�������������� TOTAL
FUNDING ���������� LNR  �����$  C
��������������������������������������� LNR������ ����       N
���� SECTION 4.�
The sums appropriated shall be expended, and the bonds authorized shall
be issued, by the department of land and natural resources for the purposes of
this Act.
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5.� The appropriation made for the
capital improvement project authorized by this Act shall not lapse at the end
of the fiscal biennium for which the appropriation is made; provided that all
moneys from the appropriation unencumbered as of June 30, 2028, shall lapse as
of that date.
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6.� Pursuant to chapter 101, Hawaii
Revised Statutes, the department of land and natural resources may acquire any
real property, including fixtures and improvements, or any interest in real
property, for the purposes of this Act; provided that the department makes a
determination that the real property is necessary for the department's
immediate or future use.� Notwithstanding
any other law to the contrary, any real property acquired by the department
pursuant to chapter 101, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for the purposes of this Act
shall not thereafter be transferred or taken for any other public use without
the consent of the department.
���� SECTION 7.� This Act shall take effect on June 30, 2864.
Report Title:
Wailuku
River State Park; Expansion; Eminent Domain; Appropriation
Description:
Authorizes
and appropriates funds for the expansion of Wailuku River State Park.� Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural
Resources to exercise the power of eminent domain for the expansion of Wailuku
River State Park.� Effective 6/30/2864.� (SD1)
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