STAND. COM. REP. NO. 179

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.B. No. 320

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 320 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide that any person who engages in certain archaeological activities without obtaining the required permission or approval from the Department of Land and Natural Resources is subject to a civil and administration violation.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Historic Hawaii Foundation, Honua Consulting, and two individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from Cultural Surveys Hawaii.

Your Committee finds that this measure will ensure that the Department of Land and Natural Resources can consistently protect significant historic properties and burials and that archaeological activities are carried out in a manner consistent with the appropriate standards and requirements.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting a savings clause;

(2) Changing the effective date to January 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 320, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 320, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

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DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair