§396d Establishment

Summary

Creates the Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park in Hawaii. The park will cover about 1,300 acres as shown on the map numbered KHN–80,000 dated May 1978, and its boundary was adjusted to add Parcels 1 and 2 totaling 2.14 acres (labeled “Tract A” on map PWR (PISO) 466/82,043 dated April 2002). The maps will be kept on file for public inspection. The Secretary of the Interior may get land for the park by donation, exchange, or purchase using donated or appropriated money, but any land owned by the State of Hawaii or its subdivisions can only be accepted by donation. The park will be run under the normal National Park Service laws, including the Acts of August 25, 1916, and August 21, 1935, and generally follow the 1974 Kaloko-Honokohau study report. Park management may provide traditional native Hawaiian uses and accommodations. The Secretary must consult with and may make a cooperative agreement with the State of Hawaii to manage submerged lands under state marine policies. Fishing, shoreline food gathering, and access to Honokohau small boat harbor by boats are allowed when they do not conflict with park purposes and may be regulated by the Secretary. The Secretary may make agreements with other government bodies and private landowners to protect air and water quality and scenic values, using the traditional Ahupua’a idea of managing land and water when feasible. The Secretary should hire native Hawaiians, defined as lineal descendants of the people living in the islands before 1778. An advisory group called Na Hoa Pili O Kaloko-Honokohau (The Friends of Kaloko-Honokohau) of nine Hawaii residents will advise the Park Service; at least six must be native Hawaiians and at least five come from native Hawaiian group nominations. Members serve five-year terms (initial terms are staggered), are unpaid, meet at least twice a year, and the commission ends on December 31, 2018. Up to $25,000,000 is authorized for land acquisition and $1,000,000 for development.