§6E-2  Definitions.  As used in this chapter:

     "Aviation artifact" means airplanes, fallen aircraft, crash sites, or any objects or materials associated with the history of aerospace in Hawaii which are over fifty years old, or determined to be of exceptional historic significance by the department.  This term includes but is not limited to actual aircraft, aircraft parts, military equipment, books, documents, and other related items.

     "Burial good" means any item reasonably believed to have been intentionally placed with the human skeletal remains of an individual or individuals at the time of burial.

     "Burial site" means any specific unmarked location where prehistoric or historic human skeletal remains and their associated burial goods are interred, and its immediate surrounding archaeological context, deemed a unique class of historic property and not otherwise included in section 6E-41.

     "Complete submittal" means a packet that includes:

     (1)  A submittal form;

     (2)  A permit set or sixty per cent-complete project drawing set;

     (3)  A site plan that identifies the project area and locations of ground disturbance;

     (4)  A written scope of work that identifies the length, width, and depth of ground disturbance and the narrative boundaries of the project area;

     (5)  Photographs of the property and at least one photograph of each elevation of existing buildings or structures on the property;

     (6)  A map indicating the boundaries of the project area that include any associated construction, ground disturbance, or setting and staging areas;

     (7)  For projects submitted under this section:

          (A)  A copy of previous archaeological, architectural, or cultural resource survey for the property; or

          (B)  A literature review and field inspection for archaeological resources or windshield survey for architectural resources for the tax map key or portion of the tax map key where the project area is located;

     (8)  For projects submitted under section 6E-42, a copy of the building permit application associated with the project; and

     (9)  For projects where historic properties are identified as having a high potential effect level under section 6E-42(f), documentation of consultation with the office of Hawaiian affairs and any associated comments the applicant received from the office of Hawaiian affairs.

     "Department" means the department of land and natural resources.

     "Historic preservation" means the research, protection, restoration, rehabilitation, and interpretation of buildings, structures, objects, districts, areas, and sites, including underwater sites and burial sites, significant to the history, architecture, archaeology, or culture of this State, its communities, or the nation.

     "Historic property" means any building, structure, object, district, area, or site, including heiau and underwater site, that is over fifty years old and meets the criteria for being entered into the Hawaii register of historic places.

     "Human skeletal remains" means the body or any part of the body of a deceased human being.

     "Mitigation plan" means a plan, approved by the department, for the care and disposition of historic properties, aviation artifacts, and burial sites or the contents thereof, that includes monitoring, protection, restoration, and interpretation plans.

     "Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, or association.

     "Physical scope of work" means the size, location, and depth of ground disturbance.

     "Programmatic agreement" means a document that sets forth the terms of a formal, legally binding agreement and establishes a process for consultation, review, and compliance with federal laws.

     "Project" means any activity directly undertaken by the State or its political subdivisions or supported in whole or in part through appropriations, contracts, grants, loans, or other forms of funding assistance from the State or its political subdivisions or involving any lease, permit, license, certificate, land use change, or other entitlement for use issued by the State or its political subdivisions.

     "State historic preservation officer" means that officer appointed by the governor as provided in section 6E-5. [L 1976, c 104, pt of §2; am L 1985, c 108, §1; am L 1990, c 306, §4; am L 1992, c 113, §1; am L 1996, c 97, §3; am L 2005, c 128, §2; am L 2006, c 45, §1; am L 2013, c 85, §1; am L 2014, c 96, §2; am L 2025, c 160, §2 and c 293, §1]

Case Notes

  As: (1) §6E-42 applies to any project "which may affect historic property ... or a burial site", as defined by this section; (2) a burial site can be found in a cemetery; and (3) a cemetery can also be a historic property, as also defined by this section, church building project was not exempt from the historic preservation review process required by §6E-42 and its implementing rules because the project involved a cemetery.  128 H. 455 (App.), 290 P.3d 525 (2012).