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<br /> Section .Powers and duties. <br /> <br /> (al The commission shall advise and assist Federal, State and County government agencies in <br /> carrying out their historicpreservation 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 /> <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 registers. <br /> <br /> (c) The commission shall maintain a system for the survey, inventory and nomination of <br /> historic properties and archaeological sites within the Countv, as well as a system of site <br /> monitoring, that is compatible with that of the State historic preservation office. <br /> <br /> (d) The commission shall administer the certified local government program of federal <br /> assistance for historic preservation within the County. <br /> <br /> (e) The commission shall provide design review for proiects 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 undertakings, including the granting of permits. In its review, the <br /> commission shall consider the cultural significance of the site and its sunoundin sg along <br /> with the secretary of the United States Department of the Interior's standards for <br /> rehabilitation, as amended. <br /> <br /> (fj The commission shall use the State Historic Preservation Plan to develop and implement a <br /> comprehensive Countv-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 /> <br /> (g) The commission shall make recommendations to the Council for the expenditure of gifrs <br /> and grants accepted by the Council for protects 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 /> <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 shall review and comment on archaeological reports submitted as part of <br /> development proposals to various County agencies. <br /> (j) The commission may undertake any other action or activity necessar~ppropriate <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 /> (1) Recommend new ordinances establishing special treatment districts and <br /> archaeological 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 Countv, 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 />