§6E-5.5  The Hawaii historic places review
board; creation; powers; appointments; composition.  (a)  There is created
a review board, to be designated the Hawaii historic places review board, for
the Hawaii register of historic places and the national register of historic
places which shall meet the requirements of federal law.  The board shall be
placed within the department of land and natural resources for administrative
purposes and shall consist of ten members to be appointed and removed by the
governor as provided in section 26-34.  The board shall include one
professionally qualified member of each of the following disciplines: 
archaeology, architecture, history, and sociology.  In addition, there shall be
one person knowledgeable in traditional Hawaiian society and culture.



(b)  The review board shall:



(1)  Order and enter historic properties into the
Hawaii register of historic places on the basis of their value to Hawaii's
heritage;



(2)  Evaluate and, when appropriate, recommend the
nomination of historic properties to the national register of historic places;



(3)  Review the state survey of historic properties
undertaken in accordance with this chapter;



(4)  Review the content of the state historic
preservation plan developed in accordance with this chapter;



(5)  Elect a chairperson and a vice-chairperson and
adopt such rules as are necessary for the purposes of this section;



(6)  Maintain the Hawaii register of historic places,
including all those listed on the national register of historic places, and a
program of notification and publication regarding properties on the registers.



(c)  The members of the review board shall
serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses, including
travel expenses, necessary for the performance of their duties.



(d)  The department's determinations made
pursuant to section 6E-8 may be appealed to the review board. [L 1980, c 293,
§§9, 10; gen ch 1993; am L 1995, c 187, §1]