[Federal Register: October 31, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 210)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: The Wistar Institute,
Philadelphia, PA and Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park,
Honaunau, HI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human remains in the control of The
Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA and in the physical custody of the
Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, Honaunau, HI. The human
remains were removed from the Hawaiian Islands.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3).
The determinations
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in this notice are the sole responsibility of the museum, institution,
or Federal agency that has control of the Native American human
remains. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by University
of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology professional
staff on behalf of The Wistar Institute in consultation with
representatives of the Hawai'i Island Burial Council, Hui Malama I Na
Kupuna O Hawai'i Nei, Kauai[sol]Niihau Island Burial Council,
Maui[sol]Lanai Island Burial Council, Molokai Island Burial Council,
O'ahu Burial Committee, and Office of Hawaiian Affairs. The Wistar
Institute retains ownership of these human remains, but has authorized
the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
to handle the NAGPRA process in collaboration with The Wistar Institute
and on its behalf.
At an unknown date, but probably around 1905, human remains
representing a minimum of one individual were removed from one of the
Hawaiian Islands by an unknown person. At an unknown date, the human
remains were accessioned into the collections of The Wistar Institute
(accession number: 14347). The human remains were transferred to the
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology on a
long term loan in 1956 (catalogue number: L-1011-124). On May 12, 2006,
at the request of the Hawai'i Island Burial Council and Hui Malama I Na
Kupuna O Hawai'i Nei, the human remains were loaned to Pu'uhonua o
Honaunau National Historical Park so that the iwi would be on Hawaiian
soil pending a determination of its cultural affiliation and completion
of the repatriation process. No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains have been identified as Native Hawaiian based on
the specific cultural and geographic attribution identified in the
museum records. Museum documentation identifies the human remains as
those of a male ``Hawaiian'' whose approximate age is 50 years old and
also attributes the human remains to ``Sandwich Island.'' Scholarly
publications and consultation information indicate the term ``Sandwich
Island'' or ``Sandwich Islands'' refers to the Hawaiian Islands. The
term was bestowed upon the Hawaiian Islands by Captain James Cook upon
his arrival in the Hawaiian archipelago on January 18, 1778.
Subsequently, the indigenous people of the Hawaiian Islands were often
referred to as ``Sandwich Islanders.'' The term ``Sandwich Island''
fell into disuse in the late 19th century, however, the use of the term
supports the identification of this individual as a Native Hawaiian.
The morphology of this individual is not inconsistent with its
identification as a Native Hawaiian.
Officials of The Wistar Institute and University of Pennsylvania
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology have determined that, pursuant
to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains described above represent
the physical remains of one individual of Native Hawaiian ancestry.
Officials of The Wistar Institute and University of Pennsylvania Museum
of Archaeology and Anthropology have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group identity that
can be reasonably traced between the Native Hawaiian human remains and
the Hawai'i Island Burial Council, Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawaii
Nei, Kauai[sol]Niihau Island Burial Council, Maui[sol]Lani Island
Burial Council, Molokai Island Burial Council, O'ahu Island Burial
Council, and Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
Representatives of any other Native Hawaiian Organization or Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the human
remains should contact Dr. Gerald Margolis, Interim Director,
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260
South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6324, telephone (215) 898-4050,
before November 30, 2007. Repatriation of the Native Hawaiian human
remains to the Hawai'i Island Burial Council, Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O
Hawai'i Nei, Kauai[sol]Niihau Island Burial Council, Maui[sol]Lani
Island Burial Council, Molokai Island Burial Council, O'ahu Island
Burial Council, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology is responsible for notifying the Hawai'i Island Burial
Council, Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai'i Nei, Kauai[sol]Niihau Island
Burial Council, Maui[sol]Lani Island Burial Council, Molokai Island
Burial Council, O'ahu Island Burial Council, and Office of Hawaiian
Affairs that this notice has been published.
Dated: September 10, 2007.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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