Bill would clarify definition of ‘historic property’
In an effort to speed up permitting processes for properties throughout the state, a bill carried over into the 2024 legislative session is aiming to narrow the definition of historic properties.
While the current statute defining “historic property” only states that the site must be older that 50 years, the latest version of Senate Bill 68 would also require that it meet the criteria for inclusion in the Hawai‘i Register of Historic Places or that it have important value to Native Hawaiians or other ethnic groups through associations with cultural practices, beliefs, events or cultural identity.
