Section 13-284-1 - Purpose, applicability, and participants(a) The purpose of this chapter is to promote the use and conservation of historic properties for the education, inspiration, pleasure and enrichment of the citizens of Hawaii by articulating a historic preservation review process for projects requiring the approval of a state or county agency for a permit, license, certificate, land use change, subdivision, or other entitlement to use. Section 6E-42, Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires state and county agencies to afford the department an opportunity to comment on any such permit or approval. The following procedures in part define how agencies meet this statutory requirement. The goal of the review process is to identify significant historic properties in project areas, assess any effects, and then to develop and execute plans to avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse effects to the significant historic properties in the public interest. The process supports the policy of chapter 6E, HRS, to preserve, restore and maintain historic properties for future generations.(b) This chapter itemizes the review process that the SHPD shall follow to make comments to state and county agencies on permits, licenses, certificates, land use changes, subdivisions, or other entitlements for use which may affect historic properties, thereby meeting the opportunity to comment under section 6E-42, HRS.(c) Participants in the historic preservation review process.(1) The primary participants in the process are DLNR, represented by the SHPD, the agency with jurisdiction over the project, and the person proposing the project. The agency has responsibility for initiating the historic preservation review process. The agency may have others prepare the review process items.(2) Interested persons are those organizations and individuals that are concerned with the effect of a project on historic properties.[Eff DEC 11 2003] (Auth: HRS § 6E-3) (Imp: HRS §§ 6E-1, 6E-3, 6E-42)