Purpose and intent

A. The council finds that preservation of historic properties enhances the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of the County. It is deemed essential that the qualities relating to the history and culture of Maui County be preserved through comprehensive historic preservation planning. Implementation of chapter 6E, historic preservation, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, Maui County general plan and the adopted community plans provide a means to perpetuate the value of various cultures of which our community is comprised. B. It is the intent of this chapter to provide for: 1. Protecting and preserving historic properties and artifacts in the County and encouraging, where appropriate, their adoption for appropriate and feasible use; 2. Encouraging the restoration, rehabilitation and continued functional use of historic properties; 3. Encouraging the identification, preservation, promotion and enhancement of those historic properties which represent or reflect distinctive elements of cultural, social, economic, political and architectural history, and to encourage the designation of historic properties, thereby ensuring that our cultural and historic heritage will be imparted to present and future generations of residents and visitors; and 4. Formulating county-wide, comprehensive, historic preservation policies, programs and plans. (Ord. 1941 § 1, 1990)