BURIAL SITES WORKING GROUP TESTIMONY NEEDED

WORKING GROUP IS FOCUSING ON TESTIMONY CONCERNING THE FOLLOWING:

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1. “Study and analyze the allegations of mismanagement by the Department of Land and Natural Resources' (DLNR’s) State Historic Preservation Division” (SR171);

2. “Determine a recommended course of action to address and resolve the allegations of mismanagement by the Department of Land and Natural Resources' State Historic Preservation Division” (SR171);

3. “Review and recommend improvements to the workings of the Island Burial Councils, which are administratively attached to the State Historic Preservation Division, and how to implement them” (HR113);

4. “Determine ways to strengthen protections and improve resources for Native Hawaiian burials” (HR113);

5. “Examine ways to improve the implementation of the Island Burial Councils' duties and responsibilities and to better understand and determine their relationship to the State Historic Preservation Division and its management” (HR113);

6. “Review existing statutes and administrative rules pertaining to the Island Burial Councils and ways to develop their implementation” (HR113); and

7. “Provide recommendations on the development of a statewide survey and inventory that documents historic properties where burial sites exist or may exist, including properties owned by the State or the counties” (HR113).

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Your kōkua and manaʻo on this working group will be critical to helping the group find workable solutions to improve the treatment and care of our iwi kūpuna. READ ʻPlace the Kuleana with OHAʻ. 

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