[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 64363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30817]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Notice of Inventory Completion of Native American Human Remains 
From the Islands of O'ahu and Hawaii in the Collections of the Hawai'i 
Maritime Center, 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, 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d), of 
the completion of the inventory of human remains from the Islands of 
O'ahu and Hawai'i in the Collections of the Hawai'i Maritime Center, 
Honolulu, HI.
    A detailed inventory and assessment of these human remains has been 
made by Bishop Museum and Hawai'i Maritime Center professional staff, 
and representatives of Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei, Office of 
Hawaiian Affairs, O'ahu Burial Council, Hawaii Island Burial Council, 
and Ka Lahui Hawai'i.
    The human remains consist of two teeth donated to the Hawai'i 
Maritime Center by Robert A. Myhre in 1987. One tooth is from Makaha on 
the island of O'ahu. The second tooth was found near South Ho'okena on 
the island of Hawai'i. Both teeth were collected from the surface 
between 1960 and 1987.
    No known individuals were identified. No attempt was made to 
determine the age of these teeth upon the request of the above 
mentioned Native Hawaiian organizations. The geographic locations of 
Mkaha, O'ahu, and South Ho'okena, Hawai'i, are consistent with 
documented Hawaiian occupation of the area.
    Based on the above information, officials of the Hawai'i Maritime 
Center have determined, pursuant to 43 CAR 10.2 (d)(1), that the human 
remains listed above represent the physical remains of two individuals 
of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Hawai'i Maritime Center 
have also determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), that there is a 
relationship of shared group identity which can be reasonably traced 
between these remains and present-day members of Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 
'O Hawai'i Nei, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, O'ahu Burial Council, 
Hawaii Island Burial Council, and Ka Lahui Hawai'i.
    This notice has been sent to the Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i 
Nei, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, O'ahu Burial Committee, Hawaii Island 
Burial Council, and Ka Lahui Hawai'i. Representatives of any Native 
Hawaiian organization which believes itself to be culturally affiliated 
with these human remains should contact Janet Ness, Registrar, Bernice 
Pauahi Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice St., Honolulu, Hawai'i, 96817-0916, 
808-848-4105, before January 3, 1997. Repatriation of the human remains 
to Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 
O'ahu Burial Council and Hawaii Island Burial Council may begin after 
that date if no additional claimants come forward.
Dated: November 22, 1996.
Richard C. Waldbauer,
Acting, Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Acting Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 96-30817 Filed 12-3-96; 8:45 am]
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