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HI HCR331
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/10/2010
Primary Sponsor
Mele Carroll
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AI Summary
H.C.R. 331 Summary
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Requests the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to work together to clarify the definition of "burial site" under Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 6E-2.
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Seeks to determine whether "burial site" includes caves or lava tubes, or portions thereof, where physical or cultural evidence suggests they were used as Native Hawaiian burial locations.
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Requires the two agencies to submit a report on their meetings and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2011 Regular Session convenes.
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Aims to protect Native Hawaiian remains from desecration and prevent disputes regarding burial sites by clarifying the statutory definition.
Legislative Description
Burial Sites
Last Action
(H) The committees on WLO recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Ito, Har, Chong, Coffman, Herkes, C. Lee, Luke, Morita, Sagum, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cabanilla, Chang, Ching.
3/24/2010