HI SB284

Establish a temporary Hawaiian cultural restoration program within the Department of Public Safety by January 1, 2012, allowing non-violent inmates to work on restoring sites culturally significant to Hawaiian history.

Require the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to identify and select sites for restoration, with initial sites to be located on lands classified as rural districts under Hawaii Revised Statutes section 205-2.

Provide inmates selected for the pilot program with skills development training that includes instruction in historical reconstruction methods and the cultural significance of the sites being restored.

Appropriate funding from general revenues for fiscal years 2011-2012 and 2012-2013, with amounts to be deducted from Office of Hawaiian Affairs appropriations by an equivalent amount.

Terminate the Hawaiian cultural restoration program on June 30, 2015, with the Act taking effect on July 1, 2050.