[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45438-45439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22737]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
from the Battle of Nu'uanu in the Possession of the Bernice Pauahi 
Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 
3003 (d), of the completion of an inventory of human remains from the 
Battle of Nu'uanu in the possession of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop 
Museum, Honolulu, HI.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Bishop 
Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of Hui 
Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei, Hawaii Island Burial Council, Kauai/
Nihau Island Burial Council, Maui/Lanai Island Burial Council, Molokai 
Island Burial Council, O'ahu Burial Committee, Office of Hawaiian 
Affairs, Nahoa 'Olelo O Kamehameha Society, and the Hawaiian Civic 
Club.
    In 1884, a kahili incorporating the human remains of at least three 
individuals was given to Charles Reed Bishop by Queen Emma. This kahili 
is part of the original collections of the Bishop Museum.
    In 1889, a kahili incorporating the human remains of at least three 
individuals was donated to the Bishop Museum by Gorham Gilman, who had 
received it as a gift from Paki, the father of Bernice Pauahi Bishop.
    Oral history, historical documents, and museum records indicate 
these kahili incorporate the remains of at least three ali'i: Ka'iana, 
Kalanikupule, and Kaneoneo. This evidence also states these individuals 
died in or as a result of the battle of Nu'uanu in 1795. Some documents 
and records mention the kahili include remains of ``other great 
chiefs'' killed at Nu'uanu, however, the Museum has been unable to find 
any other names attached to these kahili. These kahili are consistent 
with Native Hawaiian practice and material culture. No lineal 
descendants have been identified.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the Bishop 
Museum have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (b) (4-6) the two 
objects listed above are not sacred objects, unassociated funerary 
objects, or objects of cultural patrimony. Based on consultation with 
Native Hawaiian organizations and anthropological evidence, the Bishop 
Museum has determined that, pursuant to Section 10.2 (d)(1), these 
human remains were not freely given or naturally shed by the 
individuals from whose bodies they were obtained. Officials of the 
Bishop Museum have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the 
human remains listed above represent the physical remains of a minimum 
of three individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the 
Bishop Museum have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), 
there is a relationship of shared group identity which can be 
reasonably traced between these Native American human remains and the 
Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei, Hawaii Island Burial Council, 
Kauai/Nihau Island Burial Council, Maui/Lanai Island Burial Council, 
Molokai Island Burial Council, O'ahu Burial Committee, Office of 
Hawaiian Affairs, Nahoa 'Olelo O Kamehameha Society, and the Hawaiian 
Civic Club .
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Hui Malama I Na 
Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei, Hawaii Island Burial Council, Kauai/Nihau Island 
Burial Council, Maui/Lanai Island Burial Council, Molokai Island Burial 
Council, O'ahu Burial Committee, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Nahoa 
'Olelo O Kamehameha Society, and the Hawaiian Civic Club. Individuals 
who wish to make a claim as lineal descendants of the ail'i or 
representatives of any other Native Hawaiian organization that believes 
itself to be culturally affiliated with these human remains should 
contact Janet Ness, Registrar, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, 1525 
Bernice Street, Honolulu, HI 96817; telephone:

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(808) 848-4105, before September 26, 1997. Repatriation of the human 
remains to the Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei, Hawaii Island 
Burial Council, Kauai/Nihau Island Burial Council, Maui/Lanai Island 
Burial Council, Molokai Island Burial Council, O'ahu Burial Committee, 
Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Nahoa 'Olelo O Kamehameha Society, and the 
Hawaiian Civic Club may begin after that date if no additional 
claimants come forward.
Dated: August 14, 1997.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 97-22737 Filed 8-26-97; 8:45 am]
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