Haw. Code R. § 13-300-24 - Duties and responsibilities

(a) The primary responsibility of the council shall be to determine preservation or relocation of previously identified Native Hawaiian burial sites as set forth in this chapter.

(b) The council shall assist the department in the inventory and identification of Native Hawaiian burial sites by providing information obtained from families and other sources.

(c) The council shall make recommendations to the department regarding appropriate management, treatment, and protection of Native Hawaiian burial sites, and on any matters related to Native Hawaiian burial sites.

(d) The council shall maintain a list of appropriate Hawaiian organizations, agencies, and offices to notify regarding the discovery of Native Hawaiian skeletal remains, any burial goods, and burial sites.

(e) By a concurrence of a majority of the members present, the council shall each elect a chairperson and vice chairperson for four year terms who shall serve no more than two consecutive terms. By a two-thirds vote of its members, the council may at any time replace the chairperson or vice chairperson or both.

(f) In accordance with section 13-300-4, the council shall be authorized to deem department records relating to the location and description of Native Hawaiian burial sites sensitive and thereby exempt from the requirements of section 92F-12, HRS.

(g) In accordance with section 13-300-35, the council shall decide whether to recognize a claimant as a lineal or cultural descendant based on a written assessment provided by the department.

(h) The council shall be authorized to take any other appropriate actions in furtherance of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the council as to matters provided in chapter 6E, HRS.

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Haw. Code R. § 13-300-24

[Eff SEP 28 1996] (Auth: HRS § 6E-43.5) (Imp: HRS §§ 6E-43, 6E-43.5, 6E-43.6, 92F-12)