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<br /> Section .Powers and duties. <br /> <br /> (a) The commission shall advise and assist Federal State and County government agencies in <br /> carrying out their historic preservation responsibilities The commission shall provide <br /> public information education training and technical assistance relating to the National, <br /> State and County historic preservation programs. <br /> (b) The commission shall initiate accept review and recommend to the State historic <br /> preservation officer historic properties nominations for inclusion on the Hawaii and <br /> National re ig sites. <br /> (c) The commission shall maintain a system for the survey inventory and nomination of <br /> historic properties and azchaeological sites within the County, as well as a system of site <br /> monitoring that is compatible with that of the State historic preservation office. <br /> (d) The commission shall administer the certified local govermnent program of federal <br /> assistance for historic preservation within the County. <br /> (e) The commission shall provide design review for projects affecting any building or <br /> structure site or district eligible for listing_ on the National or Hawaii register of historic <br /> places and shall request and consider the State historic preservation officer's review and <br /> comment on all County undertakin s <br /> inclg_ udinQ the rg anting of permits. In its review, the <br /> commission shall consider the cultural significance of the site and its surroundings along <br /> with the secretazy of the United States Department of the Interior's standards for <br /> rehabilitation. as amended. <br /> (fl The commission shall use the State Historic Preservation Plan to develop and implement a <br /> comprehensive County-wide historic preservation planning_process which includes the <br /> submitting of information pertaining to the State inventory of historic places to the State <br /> historic preservation officer. <br /> (g) The commission shall make recommendations to the Council for the expenditure of gifts <br /> and grants accepted by the Council for proiects connected with the identification <br /> rehabilitation restoration and reconstruction of historic properties, the historic preservation <br /> planning process and the promotion of exhibits and other information activities in <br /> connection therewith. <br /> (h) The commission shall adopt rules and regulations of procedure and conduct, pursuant to <br /> chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes. <br /> (i) The commission may review and comment on archaeolo icg_al reports submitted as part of <br /> development proposals to various County agencies. <br /> (i) The commission may undertake any other action or activity necessary or appropriate <br /> towards the implementation of its powers or duties or towards implantation of the purpose <br /> of this article More specifically these may include, but not be limited to, the following: <br /> Recommend new ordinances establishing special treatment districts and <br /> azchaeological districts; <br /> ~2) Review and recommend amendments to current policies and laws on the enforcement <br /> of existing codes relating to historic sites; <br /> ~3) Continually reevaluate building_code requirements and enact amendments that are <br /> more sympathetic to preservation or provide exemptions for historic properties. <br /> (4) Encourage the County State and Federal governments, and the private sector, to <br /> implement appropriate management strategies curatorships and meaningful <br /> interpretive programs at significant historical and archaeological structures, sites, and <br /> districts; and <br /> 3 <br /> <br />