HRS §508D-21
Fine for hiding burial or archaeological sites
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗A private landowner who knows or should know about burial or archaeological sites on their property must disclose and record them when selling the property. If they fail to do so, a court can fine them $1,000. The fine money goes to a special state fund for historic preservation.
landowners
The statute, as written — Failure to disclose or record a burial or archaeological site; penalty
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
There shall be imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction a fine of $1,000 on any private landowner who fails to disclose and record with the bureau of conveyances, or in documents used to offer real property for sale, burial or archaeological sites located on the landowner's property that the landowner knew of or should have known of. All fines collected under this section shall be deposited into the Hawaii historic preservation special fund established under section 6E-16.
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