Definitions for cultural and historic preservation rules

A. For purposes of this chapter, unless it is plainly evident from the context that a different meaning is intended, certain terms and words are defined as follows: "Cultural resources" means the physical remains of an ethnic culture located on a site, to include when applicable, the fauna, flora, aquatic, and geological features in any area associated with the site. Cultural resources may be finite and non-renewable and once destroyed may not be restored to their original state. "Cultural resources management plan" means a document that governs the range of activities aimed at understanding, preserving, and providing for the appreciation of cultural resources and perpetuation of related cultural practices. It includes research related to cultural resources, planning for actions affecting cultural resources, and stewardship of cultural resources in the context of overall planning activities. "Department" means the department of planning of the County. "Director" means the planning director of the County. "Historic district" means any site, building, or landscape that has been listed in the Hawaii register of historic places, national register of historic places, or designated as a historic district pursuant to chapter 19.48 of this code. "Historic preservation" means the research, protection, restoration, rehabilitation, and interpretation of districts, sites, buildings, structures, areas or objects, significant to the history, architecture, archaeology, or culture of the County, state, or nation. "Professional" means a person with those qualifications enumerated in Appendix A of the Code of Federal Regulations, 36 CFR 61. (Ord. No. 4026, § 1, 2013; Ord. 1941 § 1, 1990)