STAND. COM. REP. 222

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 1285

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs and Tourism and Culture, to which was referred H.B. No. 1285 entitled:

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

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide for protection of historic property or burial sites discovered on private lands and penalties for damage to them when the necessary approvals have not been sought as required by the State's historic preservation law.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Planning Department of the County of Hawaii supported this bill. The Kualoa-Heeia Hawaiian Civic Club and Oahu Council of Hawaiian Civic Clubs supported the intent of the measure. The Department of Land and Natural Resources commented on the bill.

Your Committees defer to the Committee on Judiciary's consideration for increasing the "not more than $10,000" fine for each separate violation of the statute.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs and Tourism and Culture that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1285 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs and Tourism and Culture,

 

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair

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EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair