Maui and Lanai Island Burial Council

The Maui and Lanai Island Burial Council advises the State Historic Preservation Division on the treatment, protection, and reinterment of Kanaka ʻŌiwi burial sites and skeletal remains discovered on Maui and Lanai under Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 6E. Nānā aku nei ia i inadvertent discovery cases, evaluates the cultural and lineal significance of burial sites, and recommends appropriate treatment decisions. The council's determinations affect land development permitting and the obligations of landowners and developers on both islands.

Kanaka ʻŌiwi descendants with ties to Maui and Lanai he kuleana pono ko lākou ma this council's decisions, and anyone undertaking ground disturbance on these islands must follow burial site protocols the council helps administer.