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HB362 • 2026

RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND TRANSFER.

RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND TRANSFER.

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Sponsor
EVSLIN, MORIKAWA
Last action
2025-12-08
Official status
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on the amount of money allocated or the exact nature of improvements other than a tennis court.

Transfer of Land from DOE to County of Kauai

This bill requires the Department of Education (DOE) to transfer a specific piece of land, including a tennis court near Wilcox Elementary School in Kauai, to the county government.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the DOE to give a certain parcel of land with improvements to the County of Kauai.
  • Specifies that the land transfer includes a tennis court next to Wilcox Elementary School.
  • Exempts the transaction from taxes since it only involves state and county entities.
  • Releases the DOE from any future claims or liabilities related to the property.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Education
  • The County of Kauai

Terms To Know

Quitclaim Deed
A legal document used to transfer ownership of property without making guarantees about the title's condition.
Fee Simple Interest
The highest possible level of ownership in a piece of land, giving the owner full rights and control over it.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much money is being allocated for the transfer.
  • It sets a start date of December 31, 2026, for initiating the conveyance process.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  2. 2025-01-21 H

    Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 1

  3. 2025-01-17 H

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  4. 2025-01-16 H

    Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND TRANSFER.
County of Kauai; Department of Education; Land Transfer; Wilcox Elementary School; Appropriation ($)
Requires the conveyance of a certain parcel of land from the Department of Education to the County of Kauai. Appropriates funds.

Current Bill Text

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HB362

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

362

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

Relating
to public school land transfer
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
1.
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The legislature finds that Act 307,
Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, conveyed to the department of education fee simple
title to land that was used by the department of education that had previously
been held by the State, department of land and natural resources, and the
counties of Kauai and Maui.
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Included in
the land transfer was a tennis court owned by the county of Kauai that is
adjacent to Wilcox elementary school in the county of Kauai.

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The
legislature believes that the county of Kauai is the more suitable entity to
own, manage, and maintain this community tennis court.

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Accordingly,
the purpose of this Act is to transfer the Wilcox tennis court from the
department of education back to the county of Kauai.

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SECTION
2.
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(a)
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Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the fee simple interest
to land identified by tax map key (4)3-6-002:010 (Wilcox elementary school)
with the existing improvements thereon shall be conveyed by the department of
education to the county of Kauai as grantee, as is.

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(b)
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The department of education shall prepare,
execute, and record, in the land court or bureau of conveyances, as
appropriate, a quitclaim deed to convey the property identified in subsection
(a) with all existing improvements to the county of Kauai as grantee.
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As this is a conveyance in which the county
of Kauai and the State and its agencies are the only parties, the tax imposed
by section 247-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall not apply.

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(c)
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The county of Kauai shall accept the property
in its existing condition.
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All claims
and liabilities against the department of education, if any, which the county
of Kauai has, may have had, or may have in the future, regarding any injury,
loss, cost, damage, or liability, including reasonable attorney's fees,
concerning the physical, environmental, soil, economic, and legal conditions of
the conveyed property, shall be released, waived, and extinguished.

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(d)
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Work to initiate the conveyance of the
property shall commence no sooner than December 31, 2026.

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SECTION
3.
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There is appropriated out of the
general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of
$ or so much
thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 for the preparation,
execution, and recording of the quitclaim deed required by this Act.

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The sum

appropriated shall be expended by the
department of education for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

County of
Kauai; Department of Education; Land Transfer; Wilcox Elementary School;
Appropriation

Description:

Requires
the conveyance of a certain parcel of land from the Department of Education to
the County of Kauai.
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Appropriates funds.

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