STAND. COM. REP. NO.  161-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2484

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committees on Hawaiian Affairs and Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred H.B. No. 2484 entitled:

 

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

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to protect and preserve Hawaiian historical sites by establishing the act of knowingly taking, appropriating, excavating, injuring, destroying, or altering any heiau located on private lands, except as permitted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), as a violation punishable by:

 

(1)  A fine of not more than $10,000 for each separate violation;

 

(2)  Additional fines as determined by the courts for the value of the lost or damaged property; and

 

(3)  Seizure of equipment used for the destruction of the property.

 

     The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, DLNR, Koolaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club, and several concerned individuals supported this bill.  The Historic Hawaii Foundation supported the intent of this measure.  The Society for Hawaiian Archaeology submitted comments.


 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Hawaiian Affairs and Water, Land, & Ocean Resources that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2484 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 Hawaiian Affairs and Water, Land, & Ocean Resources,

 

 

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KEN ITO, Chair

 

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MELE CARROLL, Chair