No person, natural or corporate or other legal entity, shall knowingly take appropriate, excavate, injure, destroy, or alter any historic property or burial site in the state park system, provided, however, that:
(1) The board or its authorized representative may permit a person to conduct activities that would alter historic properties or burial sites; and(2) The person issued the permit meets professional qualifications established in accordance with chapter 6E, Hawaii Revised Statute, and its implementing administrative rules; and(3) The person issued the permit possesses an annual permit to conduct archaeological activities in Hawaii when archaeological activities will be undertaken; and(4) The work undertaken shall comply with all applicable requirements of chapter 6E, Hawaii Revised Statues, and its implementing administrative rules.[Eff 4/16/90; comp 6/08/99; am 1/22/2010] (Auth: HRS § 184-5) (Imp: HRS §§ 184-5, 6E-3, 6E-7, 6E-8, 6E-11, 6E-43, 6E-43.6)