Bill Text: HI HB1160 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Airfields.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-12-10 - Carried over to 2022 Regular Session. [HB1160 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-HB1160-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to airfields.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that Kawaihapai Airfield, also known as Dillingham Airfield, has been a vital economic and tourism contributor to the economy of Oahu's north shore. In 2019, the airfield had 33,805 aircraft operations, more than Kapalua, Lanai, and Kalaupapa regional airports combined. The legislature further finds that the small business tenants at Kawaihapai Airfield generate over $12,000,000 in yearly revenues and employ over one hundred and thirty people, which include flight instructors, pilots, aircraft maintenance personnel, tour operators, office staff, and more.
The legislature also finds that Kawaihapai Airfield is recognized around the world as a premier recreational skydiving and gliding destination. For example, the Travel Channel listed Kawaihapai Airfield as one of the best places in the world to skydive. The travel website TripAdvisor recognized Paradise Air Hang Gliding, a tenant at Kawaihapai Airfield, as one of the top ten per cent of attractions worldwide.
The legislature finds that the department of transportation leases Kawaihapai Airfield from the United States Department of the Army. The department of transportation has announced that it plans to exercise the early termination provision of its lease agreement with the U.S. Army as of June 30, 2021, despite the fact that the current lease runs until July 5, 2024.
The purpose of this Act is to prevent the eviction of the tenants of Kawaihapai Airfield who are in good standing until the current lease expires.
SECTION 2. No tenant of Kawaihapai Airfield who is in good standing shall be evicted from the airfield until the expiration of the department of transportation's lease agreement with the United States Department of the Army, entitled Supplemental Agreement No. 4 to Department of the Army Lease No. DACA84-1-09-135, which is currently set to expire on July 5, 2024; provided that the tenant remains in good standing.
SECTION 3. The department of transportation shall cooperate with any private entity performing an economic feasibility study of Kawaihapai Airfield.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Dillingham Airfield; Kawaihapai Airfield; Department of Transportation; Lease; U.S. Army; Economic Feasibility Study
Description:
Prohibits the eviction of any tenant of Kawaihapai Airfield from being evicted from the airfield until the expiration of the department of transportation and the U.S. Department of the Army's lease, so long as the tenant remains in good standing. Requires the department of transportation to cooperate with any private entity performing an economic feasibility study of Kawaihapai Airfield.
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