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Section .Nominations to the Hawaii or national resister of historic maces. (a) Anv person or organization includine the commission may submit nominations to the Hawaii or National register by submittine a completed nomination form to the State historic preservation officer. (b) The commission shall hold a public hearing after receiving notification from the State historic preservation officer of nominated historic properties with the County. At least ten days prior to the hearing, notice of the date, time, place and pumose of such hearine shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Countv. Oral or written testimony concernine the significance of the proposed nomination shall be taken at the public hearing from anyperson. (c) The commission shall forward its report to the mayor within forty-five davs after receiving notice from the State historic preservation officer. The report shall include findings on whether the property meets the criteria for nomination and a recommendation that the State historic preservation officer either nominate or reject the proposed nomination. (d) The mayor shall have fifteen davs afrer receiving the report of the commission to send this report and a recommendation to the State historic preservation officer. The mayor's recommendation may, but need not, concur with the recommendation contained in the commission's report. (el A determination by the commission and mayor that the application for nomination does not meet nomination criteria is not a final administrative decision. Appeals must be filed with the State historic preservation officer in writing, within thirty davs after the nomination has been denied. Section .Guidelines. The following_documents on file in the planning department shall be used as a uig de in matters pertaining to the review functions of the commission: (1) "Hawai`i County General Plan" and an~pted community development plans for the island. (2) "State historic preservation plan" prepared by the State of Hawaii department of land and natural resources. (3) "Historic Preservation Program Guidelines" prepared by the National Park Service. (4) "Office of Hawaiian Affairs Guidelines for the Consideration of Traditional Native Hawaiian Values in Historic Preservation Review," dated 1988. (5) Other reports, plans, studies, issue papers and memos as may be adopted by the commission. Section .Administration. The director shall appoint a professional from the disciplines of archaeoloey, architecture, architectural history, Hawaiian culture, history or historic preservation, to serve as the liaison with the State historic preservation office pertainine to matters which deal with the pumose and intent of this article. Said liaison may be an employee of the plannin¢ department or a member of the commission. The director shall provide technical, clerical, administrative functions, and any other duties delegated by the commission." SECTION 2. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or 4