Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission

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The Hawaii State Legislature created the Kaho`olawe Island Reserve Commission (KIRC) in 1993, to manage the Kaho'olawe Island Reserve while it is held in trust for a future Native Hawaiian sovereign entity. The KIRC uses the federal funds designated for State responsibilities in the restoration effort. The KIRC is administratively attached to the Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources.

The Hawai'i Revised Statutes sets forth the composition of the KIRC. One member is by the Governor of Hawaii from lists submitted by Native Hawaiian organizations, one member is a reprsentative of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Chair of the Board of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawai'i is one member, one member represents of the County of Maui, one member is a member of the Protect Kaho'olawe 'Ohana, and two members shall be selected by the Governor form a list submitted by the Protect Kaho'olawe 'Ohana. The Chair of the KIRC shall be selected from among the members by the Governor. The membership of the KIRC is:

Dr. Noa Emmett Aluli, M.D., Chairperson (Protect Kaho'olawe 'Ohana)
Colette Y. Machado, Vice Chairperson (Office of Hawaiian Affairs)
Dr. Charles 'Doc' Burrows (representative of native Hawaiian organizations).
Gilbert S. Coloma-Agaran, Member (County of Maui)
Burt Sakata, Member (Protect Kaho'olawe 'Ohana)
Peter Young, Member (Chair, Board of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawai'i)
Robert J. Luuwai, Member (Protect Kaho'olawe 'Ohana)

The KIRC maintains staff to assist it in its restoration and management of the Kaho'olawe Island Reserve. The staff consists of:

Executive Director - Sol Kahoohalahala
Operations Manager
Administrative Officer
Cultural Coordinator
Ocean Resource Manager
Remediation Program Manager
Remediation Coordinator
Restoration Program Manager
Restoration Coordinator
Project Engineer
Commission Assistant
Program Assistant
Field Technicians

External Links

KIRC overview (State of Hawaii)
KIRC Commissioners (State of Hawaii)

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