#ancestral remains

After 150 years at New Zealand museum, Hawaiian ancestral remains repatriated

The human remains of three Native Hawaiians that were taken from Waikīkī on Oʻahu in 1860 and ended up in the Canterbury Museum in New Zealand have been repatriated to Hawaiʻi.

Scottish museum returns ancestral Hawaiian remains collected in 1800s by well-known anatomist

A Hawaiian delegation from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs went to Scotland to repatriate iwi kupuna collected in the 1800s, most likely illegally, by groundbreaking anatomist Sir John Struthers.

More ancestral remains returned to Office of Hawaiian Affairs in repatriation journey

This is the largest collection of iwi kūpuna the Hawaiian delegation is receiving on its five-stop journey in Germany and Austria. The final repatriation ceremony will be held on February 14 at the Vienna Natural History Museum. The delegation will return home to Hawaiʻi on February 15. Arrangments have been made with the appropriate parties to rebury the iwi kūpuna on their islands of origin, so they may finally return to their moe loa (eternal sleep).

Day 3: Mayor Seeks Resolution Amid Land Dispute at West Maui Construction Site

In response to the group’s call for intervention, officials with the Mayor’s office provided a statement to Maui Now on Wednesday evening saying, “Mayor Victorino is aware of the situation and investigating the issues involved in this matter. Meanwhile, he’s working toward achieving a resolution that respects and protects Native Hawaiian cultural and archaeological resources.”

Five Maui Women Standing in Protection of Ancestral Burials, Arrested at Lahaina Construction Site

Five Maui women who were positioned in a trench at a West Maui construction site, in protection of ancestral burials on Tuesday, were placed under citizen’s arrest for allegations involving second degree criminal trespass.