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SB1406 • 2026

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.

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Sponsor
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party)
Last action
2026-02-13
Official status
The committee on WLA deferred the measure.
Effective date
Not listed

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RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.
  • Historic Preservation; DHHL; Project Reviews Allows the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to assume historic preservation review of the effect of any proposed project for lands under its jurisdiction except for projects affecting properties listed or nominated for inclusion in the Hawaii register of historic places or the national register of historic places.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-13 S

    The committee on WLA deferred the measure.

  2. 2026-02-12 S

    The committee on HWN deferred the measure.

  3. 2026-02-10 S

    The committee(s) on HWN deferred the measure until 02-12-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  4. 2026-02-10 S

    The committee(s) on WLA deferred the measure until 02-13-26 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

  5. 2026-02-06 S

    The committee(s) on HWN/WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  6. 2026-01-21 S

    Re-Referred to HWN/WLA, JDC.

  7. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  8. 2025-01-27 S

    Referred to HWN/WTL, JDC.

  9. 2025-01-23 S

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

  10. 2025-01-21 S

    Pending Introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.
Historic Preservation; DHHL; Project Reviews
Allows the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to assume historic preservation review of the effect of any proposed project for lands under its jurisdiction except for projects affecting properties listed or nominated for inclusion in the Hawaii register of historic places or the national register of historic places.

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SB1406

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1406

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS
.

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 section 6E-8,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, plays an important role in the protection and
management of the State's historic properties and burial sites.
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Section 6E-8(b) requires the department of
Hawaiian home lands, prior to any proposed project relating to lands under its
jurisdiction, to consult with the department of land and natural resources
regarding the effect of the project upon historic property or a burial
site.
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The purpose of this Act is to
allow the department of Hawaiian home lands to review the effect of any
proposed project on historic properties or burial sites for lands under its
jurisdiction.

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Section
2.
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Section 6E-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended

by
amending subsection (b) to read
as follows:

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"(b)
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[
The
]
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the
department of
Hawaiian home lands[
, prior to
]
may review the effect of
any
proposed project relating to lands under its jurisdiction[
, shall consult
with the department regarding the effect of the project
] upon historic
property or a burial site[
.
]
, subject to this chapter and to any administrative
rule adopted thereunder; provided that the department of Hawaiian home lands
shall:

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(1)
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Designate the review to a Hawaiian
home lands preservation officer who has professional competence and experience
in the field of historic preservation and who has received a written delegation
of authority to review the effect of department of Hawaiian home land projects
on historic property or a burial site from the state historic preservation
officer;

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(2)
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Ensure that copies of all reports,
maps, and documents, including those reflecting the Hawaiian home lands
preservation official's comments, recommendations, and decisions, are provided
to the department to be incorporated into the historic preservation digital
document management system and library; and

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(3)
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Notify the department that the
department of Hawaiian home lands will be reviewing the effect when initiating
review and provide the department with a copy of the written concurrence or
nonconcurrence at the end of the review.

The
department shall retain authority for review under this section for projects
affecting properties listed or nominated for inclusion in the Hawaii register
of historic places or the national register of historic places.
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SECTION
3.
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.

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SECTION
4.
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This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

_____________________________

BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Historic
Preservation; DHHL; Project Reviews

Description:

Allows
the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to assume historic preservation review of
the effect of any proposed project for lands under its jurisdiction except for
projects affecting properties listed or nominated for inclusion in the Hawaii
register of historic places or the national register of historic places.

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