Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawaii Nei

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Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei (Group Caring For the Ancestors of Hawai`i), is a native Hawaiian group dedicated to the "proper treatment of ancestral native Hawaiians" [1] by protecting and preserving Native Hawaiian burial sites and repatriating funerary remains and objects to their original siting.

According to the group's website:

Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai`i Nei was born December 1988 from the kaumaha (heaviness) and aokanaka (enlightenment) caused by the archaeological disinterment of over 1,100 ancestral Native Hawaiians from Honokahua, Maui. The ancestral remains were removed over the protests of the Native Hawaiian community in order to build the Ritz Carlton Hotel. The desecration was stopped following a 24-hour vigil at the State Capital. Governor John D. Waihee, a Native Hawaiian, approved of a settlement that returned the ancestral remains to their one hanau (birth sands), set aside the reburial site in perpetuity, and moved the hotel inland and away from the ancestral resting place. Ironically, Native Hawaiians fighting the approval of the Ritz Carlton Hotel project advocated for the hotel to be moved away from the ancestral burial site to begin with. Today, stone memorials and plaques mark the location of the reinterment site, a chilly reminder of the pain, anguish, and shame that could have been avoided if State and County officials and the private landowner/developer had only listened to those who demanded the the hotel not be built, or at least moved away from the Honokahua families.

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• Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai`i Nei
• Provide secure shelter for Hawaiian artifacts Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 8-29-04.
• Group opposes museum plan -- Hui Malama does not want Bishop Museum defined as a native Hawaiian organization Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 9-1-04.
• Group contests Bishop Museum’s right to artifacts -- Hui Malama cites a national act to protect native burial grounds Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 10-4-04.
• Campbell heir ups stakes for artifacts -- Her organization earns status as a "native Hawaiian" group (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 11-21-04)
• ‘Native group’ rule draws Senate focus -- Critics say the current federal definition of such groups is vague Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 11-24-04.
• Bishop Museum faces allegations of deception -- One of 13 claimants to Hawaiian artifacts says Hui Malama was in on the plot as well Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 12-1-04.
• Sandstone footprints at core of ownership dispute Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 12-6-04.
• Hawaiians should avoid court battle concerning artifacts THE ISSUE: Hawaiians are divided about whether many sacred artifacts should be reburied or be preserved by Bishop Museum. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 12-7-04.
• Hawaiians call law too broad -- Inouye invites Senate testimony on dealing with sacred objects Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 12-9-04.
• OUR OPINION: State should regain role in burial issues THE ISSUE: The state auditor has called for the overhaul of the state's process of naming candidates for island burial councils. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1-3-05.
• Kawananakoa a force in the dispute over Hawaiian artifacts By Sally Apgar Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1-10-05.
• Man to plead guilty in sale of Maui skull Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1-13-05.
• Panel hears artifacts dispute -- Arguments over who owns historic objects found in caves go to a U.S. review committee By Sally Apgar Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 3-14-05.
• Burial return plan is flawed -- A federal review says that the process did not include other claimants By Sally Apgar Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 3-16-05.
• OUR OPINION: Hawaiian entity is needed to resolve artifact issues THE ISSUE: A federal review committee has called the process of repatriating Hawaiian artifacts "seriously flawed." Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 3-17-05.
• Museum qualifies group to receive artifacts -- There are now 14 groups recognized as claimants Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 7-30-05.
• Kawananakoa sues, seeking return of Hawaiian artifacts -- The treasures were believed to have been secretly buried in a Big Island cave By Sally Apgar Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 8-20-05.
• Disputed artifacts ordered returned -- All 14 claimants are to resolve the fate of the reburied items By Sally Apgar Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 9-3-05.
• U.S. judge issues writ for return of Big Isle artifacts By Sally Apgar Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 9-8-05.
• Group challenges court order on artifacts -- Hui Malama says the federal ruling violates its right to freedom of religion By Sally Apgar Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 9-9-05.
• Group appeals court ruling on artifacts By Alexandre Da Silva Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 10-1-05.
• Judge reiterates artifact retrieval order -- He rejects the new argument that items could be damaged By Sally Apgar Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 10-8-05.
• Mausoleum fears theft of treasures -- The caretaker says a Hawaiian group has reneged on a loan By Sally Apgar Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 10-30-05.
• Hawaiian staffs are returned to crypt The Royal Mausoleum regains its two prized 19th-century artifacts By Sally Apgar Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 11-3-05.
• Hawaiian skull auctioned on eBay returns to Maui By Alexandre Da Silva Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 11-4-05.
• Cave items lawsuit busies burial council -- A member alleges back-room politicking before a vote today By Sally Apgar Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 11-17-05.
• Wal-Mart archaeologist to fight claim he desecrated remains By Sally Apgar Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 11-19-05.
• Group's assertion of cave-in dismissed -- Hui Malama buried disputed artifacts in the Big Isle cave By Alexandre Da Silva Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 11-27-05.
• Appeals court pushes for info on Hawaiian artifacts -- At issue is an order for Hui Malama to return reburied items By Sally Apgar Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 12-7-05.
• Artifacts dispute divides Hawaiians THE ISSUE: A dispute about Hawaiian artifacts in a Big Isle cave is before a federal appeals court. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 12-9-05.
• Appeals court upholds ruling against Hui Malama -- The organization is given 16 days to return native Hawaiian artifacts to Bishop Museum By Sally Apgar Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 12-13-05.
• Hawaiian group says court fails in dispute -- Hui Malama believes federal judges do not understand traditions and cannot rule fairly By Sally Apgar Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 12-17-05.
• Hui Malama leader vows to defy judge; judge vows contempt charges Poinography!, 12/21/2005.
• Explanation sought for Hui Malama acts -- Members of its board must appear in court or face fines and jail By Sally Apgar Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 12-23-05.
• Hui Malama gets new court date Poinography!, 12/23/2005.
• Native Hawaiian groups divided by Hui Malama issue Poinography!, 12/27/2005.
• Hui Malama - foreshadowing a post-Akaka Bill world? Poinography!, 12/28/2005.
• Group “key” in fight for repatriation - not exactly Poinography!, 12/30/2005.
• Hui Malama key in fight for repatriation; Hawaiian casualties Hawaiian Independence Blog, 12-30-05.
• Press Release: Hui Malama Upholds Silence Hawaiian Independence Blog, 12-31-05.
• Ayau must be released; Ayau no hero Hawaiian Independence Blog, 1-1-06.
• Ho'oponopono? Hawaiian Independence Blog, 1-1-06.
• Hawaiian groups may try to resolve dispute outside of judicial system Poinography!, 1/6/2006.
• Hawaiian groups should seek resolution THE ISSUE: Federal Judge David Ezra has instructed parties in a lawsuit to come up with a way to settle their differences. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1-7-06.
• Hui leader calls mediation promising By Gordon Y.K. Pang Honolulu Advertiser, 1-12-006.
• Pang, Gordon Y.K. Retrieval of cave artifacts settled Honolulu Advertiser, December 8, 2006.
• Brannon, Johnny. All artifacts accounted for, in good condition Honolulu Advertiser, January 6, 2007.