The O'ahu Island Burial Council today decided to take its next public meeting on Nov. 12 on the road.

Council members agreed to accept an invitation by the city and rapid transit contractor Parsons Brinckerhoff to take a tour of the route for Honolulu's planned $3.7 billion elevated commuter rail.

The tour is aimed at familiarizing council members with the route and areas where the construction project could encounter Native Hawaiian burials and other archaeological sites.

According to an August presentation to the council by city consultant Cultural Surveys Hawaii Inc., there is no doubt that the project will have an adverse affect on archaeological resources.

The council discussed and rejected a variety of ways to take the tour without triggering state open meeting laws. Their primary concern was the logistics of conducting a mobile meeting without knowing in advance how many people would attend.

As of this morning, the council's plan was to meet at 1151 Punchbowl St., Room 132 at 8 a.m. on Nov. 12, then proceed on a tour of the 20-mile transit route from East Kapolei to Ala Moana. The council planned on having a bus available to transport council members and the public. A formal meeting agenda will be posted at least a week prior to the meeting.