§6E-38.5  Kohala Historical Sites
State Monument.  (a)  There shall be a Kohala Historical Sites State
Monument as an historical site on the island of Hawaii that shall include a
cluster of historical sites, including the Mo‘okini Heiau, the Kamehameha birthsite,
the Kukuipahu Heiau, and, upon acquisition by the State, the Mahukona
historical sites.  The monument shall be administered by the department of land
and natural resources and shall consist of lands essential to the unimpaired
preservation of the visual, cultural, and historical aspects of the Mo‘okini
Luakini, Kamehameha birthsite, Kukuipahu Heiau, and Mahukona historical sites. 
The monument shall be for educational and cultural purposes and there shall be
public access for enjoyment of the sites that are included within the monument.



The real property to be included within the
monument shall include:



(1)  Mo‘okini Luakini, Kamehameha birthsite, and
Kukuipahu Heiau owned by the State;



(2)  Historical sites at Mahukona; and



(3)  Sufficient additional land surrounding all of the
monument sites to preserve and protect them with adequate buffers and provide
public access, including but not limited to those lands running along the coast
between Huinamaka and Kalaelimukoko and those lands mauka of the Mo‘okini Heiau
encompassing the area formerly used for the housing of the Mo‘okini priests and
family gravesites, to be acquired by the State through gifts or land exchanges
and to be designated by the board of land and natural resources as part of the
monument upon acquisition.



(b)  Prior to any alterations or improvements,
not including routine maintenance to the monument, including the Mo‘okini
Heiau, the department of land and natural resources shall consult with the
kahuna nui of the Mo‘okini Heiau regarding the proposed alterations or
improvements.



(c)  Prior to any additional organized
profit-making venture involving the monument, including the Mo‘okini Heiau, the
entity proposing the venture shall consult with the kahuna nui of the Mo‘okini
Heiau regarding the proposed venture. [L 1992, c 166, §2; am L 2007, c
59, §1]



 



Revision Note



 



  In section title, "historical" substituted for
"historic".