STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1328

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.B. No. 568
                                     S.D. 2
                                     H.D. 2




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred S.B. No. 568, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to facilitate the proper and
culturally sensitive handling of burial sites throughout the
state.

     Testimony in support of this bill was received from the
Department of Land and Natural Resources, Office of Hawaiian
Affairs, Hawaii Green Party, Hawaii's Thousand Friends, Hui
Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawaii Nei, and several private citizens.

     Testimony expressing the need for specific revisions to this
bill was received from the Land Use Research Foundation of
Hawaii, Kamehameha Schools Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate, Hawaii
Leeward Planning Conference, and several private citizens.

     Your Committee finds that there exists a real need to
facilitate the appropriate treatment of burial sites throughout
the state.  These sites represent a valuable link to the history
and culture of this special land and its native people.  

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:


 
 
 
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     (1)  Deleting the definition of and all references to a
          burial specialist;

     (2)  Amending the definition of heiau;

     (3)  Deleting the provision for forfeiture of land; and

     (4)  Increasing the maximum fine per violation to $25,000.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of S.B. No. 568, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and
recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance, in
the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 568, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary &
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   PAUL T. OSHIRO, Chair