What's Being Discussed
The Kauai Niihau Island Burial Council (KNIBC) is holding its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 9:00 AM. The meeting is available both in person at the Kamehameha Schools Meeting Room in Līhuʻe and online via Microsoft Teams.

Approval of meeting minutes from the June 17, 2026 session.
Two separate inadvertent discoveries of unidentified Native Hawaiian skeletal remains at Lydgate Beach in the Wailua Ahupuaʻa area of Kauaʻi. The council will discuss both findings, which involve different land parcels at the same location.

Decisions Expected

A vote to approve the June 17, 2026 meeting minutes.
Discussion and potential action on how to handle the two inadvertent discoveries of Native Hawaiian remains at Lydgate Beach. These discussions may move into a closed session if burial site location details need to be protected under state law.

Who Should Pay Attention

Native Hawaiian communities and descendants with cultural or ancestral ties to the Wailua and Kawaihau areas of Kauaʻi.
Landowners, developers, or agencies involved with property near Lydgate Beach.
Residents of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau interested in the protection of Native Hawaiian burial sites.

The public may testify in person, by video, or in writing. Written testimony can be submitted to kauanoe.m.hoomanawanui@hawaii.gov. Oral and video testimony is limited to three minutes per person. The next meeting is scheduled for August 12, 2026.