STAND. COM. REP. NO.  665-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.B. No. 3429

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 3429 entitled:

 

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

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to recognize the ancient Hawaiian tradition of interring remains in caves and lava tubes by expanding the definition of "burial site" to include burial caves or lava tubes for purposes of the historic preservation program. 

 

     Several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources supported the intent of this measure.  The Society for Hawaiian Archaeology provided comments. 

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

 (1) Broadening the definitions of "burial cave" and "burial site" to include not only entire caves and lava tubes, but also portions of caves and lava tubes, if only a portion of the cave or lava tube was used for or viewed as a burial site; and

 

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style, clarity, and consistency.

    

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 3429, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 3429, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs,

 

 

 

 

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KEN ITO, Chair