RELATING TO THE ROYAL MAUSOLEUM.

SB4

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

4

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to the royal mausoleum
.

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

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SECTION 1.
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All rights,
powers, functions, and duties of the department of land and natural resources regarding
the stewardship of the Royal Mausoleum, Mauna Ala, are transferred to the
office of Hawaiian affairs.

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All officers and employees whose functions
are transferred by this Act shall be transferred with their functions and shall
continue to perform their regular duties upon their transfer, subject to the
state personnel laws and this Act.

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No
officer or employee of the State having tenure shall suffer any loss of salary,
seniority, prior service credit, vacation, sick leave, or other employee
benefit or privilege as a consequence of this Act, and such officer or employee
may be transferred or appointed to a civil service position without the
necessity of examination; provided that the officer or employee possesses the
minimum qualifications for the position to which transferred or appointed; and
provided that subsequent changes in status may be made pursuant to applicable
civil service and compensation laws.

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An
officer or employee of the State who does not have tenure and who may be
transferred or appointed to a civil service position as a consequence of this
Act shall become a civil service employee without the loss of salary,
seniority, prior service credit, vacation, sick leave, or other employee
benefits or privileges and without the necessity of examination; provided that
such officer or employee possesses the minimum qualifications for the position
to which transferred or appointed.

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If
an office or position held by an officer or employee having tenure is
abolished, the officer or employee shall not thereby be separated from public
employment, but shall remain in the employment of the State with the same pay
and classification and shall be transferred to some other office or position
for which the officer or employee is eligible under the personnel laws of the
State as determined by the head of the department or the governor.

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SECTION 2.
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All appropriations, records, equipment, machines, files, supplies,
contracts, books, papers, documents, maps, and other personal property
heretofore made, used, acquired, or held by the department of land and natural
resources relating to the functions transferred to the office of Hawaiian
affairs shall be transferred with the functions to which they relate.

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SECTION 3.
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All rules, policies, procedures, guidelines, and other material adopted
or developed by the department of land and natural resources to implement
provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes that are made reenacted or applicable
to the office of Hawaiian affairs by this Act shall remain in full force and
effect until amended or repealed by the board of land and natural resources
pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

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In
the interim, every reference to the department of land and natural resources or
the board of land and natural resources in those rules, policies, procedures,
guidelines, and other material is amended to refer to the office of Hawaiian
affairs and the board of trustees of the office of Hawaiian affairs, as
appropriate.

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SECTION 4.
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All deeds, leases, contracts, loans, agreements, permits, or other
documents executed or entered into by or on behalf of the department of land
and natural resources, pursuant to the provisions of the Hawaii Revised
Statutes, that are reenacted or made applicable to the office of Hawaiian
affairs by this Act shall remain in full force and effect.
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Upon effective date of this Act, every
reference to the department of land and natural resources or the chairperson of
the board of land and natural resources therein shall be construed as a
reference to the office of Hawaiian affairs or the chief executive officer of
the office of Hawaiian affairs, as appropriate.

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SECTION 5.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

DLNR;
OHA; Royal Mausoleum; Mauna Ala; Stewardship

Description:

Requires
the Department of Land and Natural Resources to transfer the stewardship of the
Royal Mausoleum, Mauna Ala, to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

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