[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: 96-30820] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Notice of Inventory Completion of Native American Human Remains From the Island of Lana'i in the Possession of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Island of Lana'i in the possession of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum Honolulu, HI. A detailed inventory and assessment of these human remains has been made by Bishop Museum's professional staff and representatives of Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Hui Malama Pono O Lana'i, Native Hawaiian organizations under 25 U.S.C. 3001 (11). The human remains were found at various times and locations on the island of Lana'i. About 1954, a small clipping of hair was recovered from a non-burial site in Maunalei Gulch by Bishop Museum anthropologist Kenneth P. Emory. In 1957, George V. Whisenand donated a cloth bundle from Lana'i one human tooth to the Bishop Museum. At an unknown date, an anonymous source donated one human tooth from an unknown location on Lana'i. No known individuals were identified. No attempt was made to determine the age of these human remains at the request of Hui Malama Pono O Lana'i. The geographic location of the human remains from Maunalei Gulch is consistent with documented Hawaiian occupation of the area. Inclusion of Native Hawaiian remains in bundles is historically and ethnographically documented. Officials of the Bishop Museum feel that the single tooth from the unknown location on Lana'i is more than likely Native Hawaiian. Based on the above information, officials of Bishop Museum have determined, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), that the human remains listed above represent the physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of Bishop Museum have 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 Pono O Lana'i, Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. This notice has been sent to Hui Mlama Pono O Lna'i, Hawaiian Civic Club of Lana'i, the Maui / Lana'i Island Burial Council, Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. 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 Street, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 96817-0916, 808-848-4105, before January 3, 1997. Repatriation of the human remains to representatives of Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Hui Malama Pono O Lana'i 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. 96-30820 Filed 12-3-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-70-F