HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 1087 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 H.D. 2 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 1087
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 H.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
1087
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
H.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that section 6E-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, plays an important role in the protection and management of the State's historic properties and burial sites. Section 6E-8(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires the department of Hawaiian home lands, before any proposed project relating to lands under its jurisdiction, to consult with the department of land and natural resources regarding the effect of the project upon historic property or a burial site. The purpose of this part is to allow the department of Hawaiian home lands to review the effect of any proposed project on historic properties or burial sites for lands under its jurisdiction. SECTION 2. Section 6E-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: "(b) [The] Notwithstanding subsection (a), the department of Hawaiian home lands[, prior to] may review the effect of any proposed project relating to lands under its jurisdiction[, shall consult with the department regarding the effect of the project] upon historic property or a burial site[.], subject to this chapter and any administrative rules adopted under this chapter; provided that the department of Hawaiian home lands shall: (1) Designate the review to a Hawaiian home lands preservation officer who has the professional qualifications for archaeologists, architectural historians, ethnographers, historians, and physical anthropologists and who has received a written delegation of authority to perform the review from the state historic preservation officer; (2) Ensure that copies of all reports, maps, and documents, including those reflecting the Hawaiian home lands preservation officer's comments, recommendations, and decisions, are provided to the department to be incorporated into the historic preservation digital document management system and library; (3) Notify the department that the department of Hawaiian home lands will be reviewing the effect when initiating review and provide the department with a copy of the written concurrence or nonconcurrence at the end of the review; and (4) Consult with the appropriate island burial council on any projects impacting a burial site or if a burial site is advertently discovered pursuant to section 6E-43 or 6E-43.6, or both, as appropriate. The department shall retain authority for review under this section for projects affecting properties listed or nominated for inclusion in the Hawaii register of historic places or the national register of historic places." SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that section 6E-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, plays an important role in the protection and management of the State's historic properties and burial sites. Section 6E-8(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires the department of Hawaiian home lands, before any proposed project relating to lands under its jurisdiction, to consult with the department of land and natural resources regarding the effect of the project upon historic property or a burial site.
The purpose of this part is to allow the department of Hawaiian home lands to review the effect of any proposed project on historic properties or burial sites for lands under its jurisdiction.
SECTION 2. Section 6E-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) [The] Notwithstanding subsection (a), the department of Hawaiian home lands[, prior to] may review the effect of any proposed project relating to lands under its jurisdiction[, shall consult with the department regarding the effect of the project] upon historic property or a burial site[.], subject to this chapter and any administrative rules adopted under this chapter; provided that the department of Hawaiian home lands shall:
(1) Designate the review to a Hawaiian home lands preservation officer who has the professional qualifications for archaeologists, architectural historians, ethnographers, historians, and physical anthropologists and who has received a written delegation of authority to perform the review from the state historic preservation officer;
(2) Ensure that copies of all reports, maps, and documents, including those reflecting the Hawaiian home lands preservation officer's comments, recommendations, and decisions, are provided to the department to be incorporated into the historic preservation digital document management system and library;
(3) Notify the department that the department of Hawaiian home lands will be reviewing the effect when initiating review and provide the department with a copy of the written concurrence or nonconcurrence at the end of the review; and
(4) Consult with the appropriate island burial council on any projects impacting a burial site or if a burial site is advertently discovered pursuant to section 6E-43 or 6E-43.6, or both, as appropriate.
The department shall retain authority for review under this section for projects affecting properties listed or nominated for inclusion in the Hawaii register of historic places or the national register of historic places."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.
Report Title: DHHL; Historic Preservation; Project Reviews Description: Allows the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to assume historic preservation review of the effect of any proposed project for lands under its jurisdiction, except under certain circumstances. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
Report Title:
DHHL; Historic Preservation; Project Reviews
Description:
Allows the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to assume historic preservation review of the effect of any proposed project for lands under its jurisdiction, except under certain circumstances. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.