This repatriation has been covered in short articles in several other newspapers for several days.  But congratulations to reporter Timothy Hurley who took the time to gather more information and who has produced a valuable report.

I have had a longstanding interest in the issue of NAGPRA in general and Hawaiian bones and burial artifacts in particular, partly because of my interest in spirituality and partly because of sovereignty issues.  Here's a webpage on NAGPRA which I started in 2002 because of the controversy over artifacts from Kawaihae Cave (Forbes Cave) held by Bishop Museum -- I have maintained an annual update for every year since then, compiling news reports and commentaries.

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