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SB1174 • 2026

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

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Sponsor
MCKELVEY, CHANG, San Buenaventura
Last action
2026-01-21
Official status
Re-Referred to WLA, WAM.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
  • DLNR; Position; Archaeologist; Historic Preservation; Appropriations ($) Appropriates moneys for one temporary full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) archaeologist position within the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-21 S

    Re-Referred to WLA, WAM.

  2. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  3. 2025-01-27 S

    Referred to WTL, WAM.

  4. 2025-01-21 S

    Passed First Reading.

  5. 2025-01-17 S

    Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
DLNR; Position; Archaeologist; Historic Preservation; Appropriations ($)
Appropriates moneys for one temporary full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) archaeologist position within the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Current Bill Text

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SB1174

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1174

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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The
legislature finds that historic preservation will play a critical role in
rebuilding Lahaina.
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The department of
land and natural resources state historic preservation division is tasked with
evaluating and enforcing state and federal historic preservation law.
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The department, however, does not have an
internal historic archaeologist to implement mandates and to plan and manage
projects on historic preservation.

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Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to
appropriate moneys to the state historic preservation division of the
department of land and natural resources for one temporary full‑time
equivalent (1.0 FTE) archaeologist position for a five-year period.

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SECTION 2.
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The department of land and natural resources may employ one temporary
full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) archaeologist position for five years.

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SECTION 3.
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There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii
the sum of $
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or so much thereof
as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 and the same sum or so much
thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for one full-time
equivalent (1.0 FTE) archaeologist position within the state historic
preservation division of the department of land and natural resources.

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The sums

appropriated shall be expended by the department of land and
natural resources for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

DLNR;
Position; Archaeologist; Historic Preservation; Appropriations

Description:

Appropriates
moneys for one temporary full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) archaeologist position
within the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

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