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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

 

Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
From the Island of Molokai, HI, in the Possession of the Los Angeles 
County Museum of Natural History

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 
completion of the inventory of Native American human remains from the 
island of Molokai, HI, that are presently in the possession of the Los 
Angeles County Museum of Natural History.
    A detailed inventory and assessment of these human remains has been 
made by Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History curatorial staff 
in consultation with representatives of Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O 
Hawai'i Nei.
    The human remains consist of two human teeth and two fragments of 
human teeth. The human remains were donated to the Los Angeles County 
Museum of Natural History in 1927 by Dr. William A. Bryan, Director, 
Los Angeles County Museum. The human remains were catalogued into the 
museum as A.1463.27-36 with the description: ``box of human teeth from 
the battle field of Momumi.''
    Inventory of the human remains and review of accompanying 
documentation indicate that no known individuals were identifiable. A 
representative of Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei has identified 
``Momumi'' as the site of Mo'omomi on the island of Molokai and stated 
that the sand dunes of Mo'omumi have long been used as burial grounds 
for ancestral Native Hawaiians. Reference to the ``battlefield of 
Momumi'' is thought to refer to this burial area. The representative of 
Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei has also provided documentation 
that shows that Bryan and others collected human remains from Mo'omumi.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the Los 
Angeles County Museum of Natural History 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 human remains and present-
day Native Hawaiian organizations.
    This notice has been sent to officials of Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O 
Hawai'i Nei, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and the Molokai Island 
Burial Council, all of which qualify as Native Hawaiian organizations 
as defined by 25 U.S.C. 3001 (11). Representatives of any other Native 
Hawaiian organization which believes itself to be culturally affiliated 
with these human remains should contact Dr. Margaret Ann Hardin, 
Curator and Section Head, Anthropology, Los Angeles County Museum of 
Natural History, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007; 
telephone: (213) 744-3382, before December 23, 1994. Repatriation of 
these human remains to Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei may begin 
after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
    Dated: November 15, 1994.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Chief, Archeological Assistance Division.
[FR Doc. 94-28903 Filed 11-22-94; 8:45 am]
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