SCR 75 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE COUNTY OF MAUI TO EMPLOY AN ARCHAEOLOGIST FOR THE PURPOSE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN REBUILDING LAHAINA.

SCR 75 is a Senate Concurrent Resolution requesting Maui County to hire one full-time archaeologist to guide historic preservation efforts during Lahaina's rebuilding after the 2023 wildfires. The resolution specifically addresses the absence of archaeological oversight in current rebuilding plans and asks the County to employ this role to preserve cultural landmarks and comply with preservation mandates. The archaeologist would collaborate with rebuilding entities to protect Lahaina’s irreplaceable heritage sites, including centuries-old structures destroyed in the fires. This resolution is a non-binding request, not a law, directed solely at Maui County’s planning process.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 4, 2025

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What changed between versions

SCR75 → SCR75_SD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated from an initial draft to a Senate Draft 1 version, primarily changing formatting and metadata while adding a new resolution clause. The substantive policy content remains largely the same, requesting Maui County to hire an archaeologist for historic preservation in Lahaina's rebuilding efforts.

Scope change

No substantive change to scope or applicability; the bill continues to request the County of Maui to employ an archaeologist for historic preservation purposes.

TECHNICAL

Added metadata fields including document identifiers, timestamps, and version numbers that were not present in the original draft

Changed document title from 'SCR75' to 'SCR75 SD1' indicating Senate Draft 1 version

Removed original page headers and footers including document reference numbers and page numbers

REQUIREMENT

Added a new resolution clause requiring the archaeologist to implement federal and state mandates and plan/manage historic preservation projects

MODIFIED

Modified WHEREAS clause to clarify that no archaeologist has been fully engaged in preservation efforts during the rebuilding process

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to WAL, referral sheet 28

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 461) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from EIG/WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1476) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

upper

Mar 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Richards.

upper

Mar 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG/WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-28-25 3:15PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

Referred to EIG/WTL.

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered.

upper

5 primary · 2 co-sponsors