HB 1087 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.

Summary

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 under certain circumstances. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Mar 6, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill transfers authority for historic preservation reviews from the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) for projects on lands under DHHL jurisdiction. It also moves the administrative placement of island burial councils from the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. The changes aim to centralize review authority within the department managing the lands and align burial council administration with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Scope change

The bill expands DHHL's authority to conduct historic preservation reviews for projects on its lands, previously requiring consultation with the Department of Land and Natural Resources. It also changes the administrative home of island burial councils from the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

REQUIREMENT

DHHL now has authority to review historic preservation effects of proposed projects on its lands instead of only consulting with the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

DHHL reviews must be conducted by a designated preservation officer with specific professional qualifications (archaeologist, architectural historian, ethnographer, historian, or physical anthropologist) and written delegation of authority.

DHHL must notify the Department of Land and Natural Resources when initiating reviews and provide written concurrence or nonconcurrence at the end of each review.

All review reports, maps, and documents must be provided to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for incorporation into the historic preservation digital document management system and library.

Island burial councils are now administratively placed under the Office of Hawaiian Affairs instead of the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

DHHL retains authority to review projects affecting properties listed or nominated for the Hawaii or National Registers of Historic Places.

Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2025

How they voted

48–1

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 51

Mar 4, 2025

D Democratic41

41 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

7 Yea 1 Nay 2

70% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to HWN/WTL, JDC.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 325).

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 712) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe, Woodson.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors