Question 13: Historic Preservation

Official ballot wording

Should the Charter be amended to allow the Clean Water and Natural Lands Fund to be used for historic preservation, and to preserve and protect buildings, sites, structures, and objects that have been acquired by the fund; to rename the Fund the Land, Natural Resources, and Historic Preservation Fund, and the advisory commission for the Fund the Land, Natural Resources, and Historic Preservation advisory commission; and to allocate proposal review for Fund use between the advisory commission and the Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission?

Official explanation

Present situation: The Charter currently establishes the Clean Water and Natural Lands Fund to acquire and protect environmentally, historically, and culturally significant lands. However, the Fund generally cannot be used to preserve or restore historic buildings or other historic and culturally significant sites and objects. The Clean Water and Natural Lands advisory commission receives proposals for use of the Fund, and submits its recommendation to the Council. If proposal passes: In addition to acquiring historically significant lands, the Clean Water and Natural Lands Fund could also be used to preserve, restore, maintain, and rehabilitate historic buildings, sites, archaeological resources, and culturally significant objects. The Clean Water and Natural Lands Fund would be renamed the Land, Natural Resources, and Historic Preservation Fund, and the name of the advisory commission for the Fund would also be changed. Review of certain proposals for use of the funds would be submitted to the Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission.

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Originating legislation or resolution

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Public election results

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