HI SB320

Establishes an iwi reinterment working group within the department of land and natural resources to create a process for reinterring Native Hawaiian remains in state possession whose origin is unknown or in special circumstances.

Working group comprises seven members: representatives from the state historic preservation division, office of Hawaiian affairs, Kahoolawe island reserve commission, Protect Kahoolawe Ohana, aha moku advisory committee, Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, and one Hawaiian cultural practitioner appointed by the governor.

Designates Kahoolawe island as the reinterment location and requires the working group to determine annual costs for reinterment, monitoring, and stewardship of the burial area.

Requires the working group to submit findings and recommendations to the legislature no later than twenty days before the 2015 regular session and dissolves the group on June 30, 2015.

Members serve without compensation but receive reimbursement for necessary expenses including travel.