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Senate committee advances bill narrowing statehistoric-property definition
Summary
The Senate Committee on Water and Land voted to pass SB 15, which narrows the definition of "historic property" for state review, after agency testimony that the change would reduce unnecessary state-level reviews.
The Senate Committee on Water and Land voted to pass SB 15 on Feb. 5, a bill that narrows the statutory definition of "historic property" to those eligible for the Hawaii Register of Historic Places or that have documented importance to Native Hawaiians or other ethnic groups due to associations with cultural practices, beliefs or events.
State Historic Preservation Division Administrator Jessica Puff told the committee she supports the measure and explained how the bill would change review thresholds. "The current definition of historic property is anything…
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