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Planners Page 10 ~ Apri121, 2003 The subdivider should show the locations of preservation sites on the preliminary plat map (or an overlay) in sufficient detail so that we can be sure that we are not approving subdivision infrastructure such as roads that will impact the preservation sites. Tentative subdivision approval will include as a condition the finalization of other historic sites conditions, such as the completion of data recovery. The final plat map must show the preservation sites (including any data recovery sites that have been converted to preservation sites), and burials that are to be preserved in place, as easements on the map. The final plat map becomes the basis for the revised tax map, and our staff will use the map in reviewing applications for things like grading permits and building permits. It is unrealistic to think that staff will go into the files to review the archaeological inventory survey to determine whether historic sites might be impacted. The final plat map'is also notice to the eventual purchasers of the lot. At the time of final approval, staff should also check to make sure that the SHPD requirements for data recovery and other aspects of the mitigation plan have been completed. We must not let the subdivider pass these off to the purchasers of the lot. i Burials. - Burials have much more thorough legal protection than other types of historic properties. For "known" Native Hawaiian burials, including those discovered during archaeological surveys, any development that may affect the burial must have a "Burial Treatment Plan" approved by the Burial Council of the island. Before the Burial Council meets, there will be a newspaper notice asking for potential family members to come forward and take part in the decision. Typically, the Burial Council will require preservation in place, with buffers, unless completely impractical, such as a road alignment that cannot be changed. A known burial must be preserved in place unless the Burial Council authorizes otherwise. When a burial is "inadvertently" discovered, such as by a bulldozer operator during construction, SHPD can authorize removal, in consultation with the Burial Council. Work should stop in the immediate vicinity and SHPD must be informed. The remains can then be removed by SHPD and temporarily stored by SHPD. Then, there is a consultative process with the Burial Council and possible descendants over the eventual treatment. The Burial Council does not have the power to order reinterment in the same place for an "inadvertent" burial against the wishes of the landowner.