(a) Where the department determines in consultation with the owner that dissemination of knowledge of cave location or resources could be detrimental to their protection, then the government information on the cave location and sensitive resources shall be kept confidential.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 6D-10

  • Cave: means any naturally occurring void, cavity, recess, or system of interconnected passages large enough for human entry, occurring beneath the surface of the earth or within a cliff or ledge, including the cave resources therein, whether or not an entrance exists or is natural or artificial, and that is of archaeological, geological, biological, or cultural significance. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 6D-1
  • Owner: means the persons who hold title to or are in possession of the land on or under which a cave is located, or the persons' lessee or agent. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 6D-1
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), where an owner still believes that dissemination of knowledge [of] cave location or resources could be detrimental to their protection, then the department shall keep all government information on the cave location and sensitive cave resources confidential.

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