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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4464 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess 

the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Kaena 

Point National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 23, 2022 

Ms. HIRONO introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 

study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Kaena Point National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Kaena Point National 

5 Heritage Area Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage 

2 Area’’ means the Kaena Point National Heritage 

3 Area. 

4 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

5 the Secretary of the Interior. 

6 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

7 of Hawaii. 

8 (4) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 

9 means Honolulu County on the island of Oahu. 

10 SEC. 3. STUDY. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 

12 with State and local historic preservation officers, State 

13 and local historical societies, State and local tourism of14 fices, and other appropriate organizations and govern15 mental agencies, shall conduct a study to assess the suit16 ability and feasibility of designating the study area as a 

17 National Heritage Area, to be known as the ‘‘Kaena Point 

18 National Heritage Area’’. 

19 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The study under subsection 

20 (a) shall include analysis, documentation, and determina21 tions on whether the study area— 

22 (1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and 

23 cultural resources that— 

24 (A) represents distinctive aspects of the 

25 heritage of the United States; 


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1 (B) is worthy of recognition, conservation, 

2 interpretation, and continuing use; and 

3 (C) would be best managed— 

4 (i) through partnerships among public 

5 and private entities; and 

6 (ii) by linking diverse and sometimes 

7 noncontiguous resources and active com8 munities; 

9 (2) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and 

10 folklife that are a valuable part of the story of the 

11 United States; 

12 (3) provides outstanding opportunities— 

13 (A) to conserve natural, historic, cultural, 

14 or scenic features; and 

15 (B) for recreation and education; 

16 (4) contains resources that— 

17 (A) are important to any identified themes 

18 of the study area; and 

19 (B) retain a degree of integrity capable of 

20 supporting interpretation; 

21 (5) includes residents, business interests, non22 profit organizations, and State and local govern23 ments that— 

24 (A) are involved in the planning of the 

25 Heritage Area; 


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1 (B) have developed a conceptual financial 

2 plan that outlines the roles of all participants in 

3 the Heritage Area, including the Federal Gov4 ernment; and 

5 (C) have demonstrated support for the des6 ignation of the Heritage Area; 

7 (6) has a potential management entity to work 

8 in partnership with the individuals and entities de9 scribed in paragraph (5) to develop the Heritage 

10 Area while encouraging State and local economic ac11 tivity; and 

12 (7) has a conceptual boundary map that is sup13 ported by the public. 

14 SEC. 4. REPORT. 

15 Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 

16 are first made available to carry out this Act, the Sec17 retary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Nat18 ural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Nat19 ural Resources of the House of Representatives a report 

20 that describes— 

21 (1) the findings of the study under section 3; 

22 and 

23 (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 

24 Secretary. 

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