Federal Register / Vol. 60 No. 112 / Monday, June 12, 1995 /
Notices Page 30898 & 30899
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Completion of Inventory of Native American Human Remains from
Hawaii, formerly in the possession of the Joseph Moore Museum of
Natural History, Earlham College, Richmond, IN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d), of
the completion of the inventory of human remains from Oahu, Hawaii,
formerly in the possession of the Joseph Moore Museum of Natural
History, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana.
The detailed inventory and assessment of the two sets of human remains
from Oahu has been made by the museum staff and representatives of Hui
Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei, a Native Hawaiian organization
recognized at 25 U.S.C. 3003 2 (6)
The two sets of remains were given to the museum in 1875 by unknown
persons. Accession records indicate that one set of remains came from
"...a sandbed east of Honolulu, Oahu,..." This locality is presumably
in the ahupua'a of Waikiki, in the moku of Kona. These remains consist
of a complete cranium (without lower jaw) of an adult. The second set
is described as comming from "Laico, Oahu." The second location
presumably refers to La'ie, which is an ahupua'a in the moku of
Ko'olauloa, on the north shore of Oahu. These remains consist of a
frontal bone of a juvenile.
Inventory of the human remains and funerary objects and review of
accompanying documentation from the two sets of Native American human
remains listed above indicate that no known individuals are
identifiable.
Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the Joseph Moore
Museum of Natural History, Earlham College, have determined pursuant to
25 U.S.C. (2) that there is a relationship of shared group identity
which can be reasonably traced between these remains and present-day
Native Hawaiian organizations.
Representatives of culturally affiliated Native Hawaiian organizations
are advised that the human remains have been transferred, on loan, to
representatives of Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei who have
agreed to delay reinterment until July 12, 1995, after which they may
be reinterred. This notice has been sent of officials of the Office of
Hawaiian Affairs, Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei, and to the
Oahu burial council. Representatives of any other Native Hawaiian
organization that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with
these human remains should contact Dr. John Iverson, Joseph Moore
Museum of Natural History, Earlham College, Richmond, IN 47374,
telephone: (317) 983-1405 and Kunani Nihipali, Hui Malama I Na Kupuna
'O Hawai'i Nei, P.O. Box 190 Hale'iwa, HI 96712-0190 telephone:
(808)595-6575 before July 12, 1995.
Dated: June 2, 1995
Francis P. McManamon
Departmental Consulting Archeologist
Chief, Archeological Assistance Division
[FR Doc. 95-14293; Filed 6-9-95; 8:45 am]
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