[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 165 (Thursday, August 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46715-46716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22162]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
and Associated Funerary Objects From Pearl Harbor, HI in the Possession 
of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, 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 (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, 
of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated 
funerary objects from Pearl Harbor, HI in the possession of the Bernice 
Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Bishop 
Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of Hui 
Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai'i Nei, and the O'ahu Island Burial Council. 
Koa Mana and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs were also contacted for 
consultation, but have not responded.
    In 1978, human remains representing a minimum of 13 individuals 
were recovered by Toni Han, Owen Narikawa, and Bishop Museum staff 
following the disturbance of burials during construction of a new 
complex of naval magazines at West Loch Naval Magazine, Pearl Harbor, 
O'ahu, HI. No known individuals were identified. The 62 associated 
funerary objects include non-human bone, beads, a mirror, and a ceramic 
plate.
    In 1998, the U.S. Navy determined, based on a 1978 Deed of Gift, 
that these human remains and associated funerary objects were in the 
control of the Bishop Museum. Based on the style and types of 
associated funerary objects, manner of interments, recovery locations, 
and consultation information, these individuals have been identified as 
Native Hawaiian. In keeping with prior consultations with Native 
Hawaiian organizations, the Bishop Museum did not attempt to determine 
the age of the human remains.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the Bishop 
Museum have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human 
remains listed above represent the physical remains of a minimum of 13 
individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Bishop Museum 
have also determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the 62 
objects listed above are reasonably

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believed to have been placed with or near individual human remains at 
the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony. 
Lastly, officials of the Bishop Museum have determined that, pursuant 
to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared group identity 
which can be reasonably traced between these Native American human 
remains and associated funerary objects and Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O 
Hawai'i Nei.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Hui Malama I Na 
Kupuna O Hawai'i Nei, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the O'ahu Island 
Burial Council, and Koa Mana. Representatives of any other Native 
Hawaiian organization that believes itself to be culturally affiliated 
with these human remains and associated funerary objects should contact 
Valerie Free, Unit Manager, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice 
Street, Honolulu, HI 96817; telephone: (808) 847-8205, before September 
27, 1999. Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects to Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai'i Nei may begin after that 
date if no additional claimants come forward.
Dated: August 8, 1999.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 99-22162 Filed 8-25-99; 8:45 am]
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