Oahu Island Burial Council

The Oahu 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 O'ahu under Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 6E. Nānā aku nei ia i inadvertent discovery reports from construction and development projects, evaluates site significance, and recommends appropriate treatment decisions. Given O'ahu's density of development activity, the council handles a high volume of cases with significant consequences for construction timelines and Kanaka ʻŌiwi cultural rights.

Developers, property owners, and Kanaka ʻŌiwi descendants on O'ahu all he kuleana ko lākou ma this council's decisions, which determine what happens when burial sites are encountered during ground disturbance across the island.