Kauai/Niihau Island Burial Council

The Kauai/Niihau Island Burial Council advises the State Historic Preservation Division on the treatment, protection, and appropriate disposition of Kanaka ʻŌiwi burial sites and skeletal remains discovered on Kauai and Niihau under Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 6E. Nānā aku nei ia i inadvertent discovery reports, evaluates the significance of burial sites, and recommends whether remains should be preserved in place or reinterred. The council's determinations affect land development, construction, and cultural preservation decisions across both islands.

Kanaka ʻŌiwi descendants with ties to Kauai and Niihau have a direct interest in this council's decisions, and developers or property owners undertaking ground disturbance on these islands must comply with burial site protocols the council oversees.