Department of Land and Natural Resources
Maui and Lanai Island Burial Council
Ano ang Ginagawa ng Konseho na Ito
Ang Maui and Lanai Island Burial Council advises the State Historic Preservation Division on the treatment, protection, and reinterment of Native Hawaiian burial sites and skeletal remains discovered on Maui and Lanai under Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 6E. Sinusuri nito ang 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.
Bakit Dapat Kang Mag-alala
Native Hawaiian descendants with ties to Maui and Lanai may direktang interes sa this council's decisions, and anyone undertaking ground disturbance on these islands must follow burial site protocols the council helps administer.