Notice of Inventory Completion: Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI, 43778 [2014-17731]

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• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• National Park Service

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 144 (Monday, July 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 43778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17731]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-16148; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bishop Museum has completed an inventory of human remains, 
in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation 
between the human remains and present-day Indian tribes or Native 
Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any 
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this 
notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains 
should submit a written request to the Bishop Museum. If no additional 
requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to 
the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations 
stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or 
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to the 
Bishop Museum at the address in this notice by August 27, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Noa Dettweiler, Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street Honolulu, 
HI 96817, telephone (808) 847-8216, email noa@bishopmuseum.org.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 under 
the control of the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI. The human remains were 
removed from Nu`alolo Kai, Kauai Island, HI.
    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 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.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Bishop 
Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of Hui 
Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai`i Nei, and the Na Pali Coast `Ohana.

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1964, 40 small fragments of apparent human remains representing, 
at minimum, three individuals were removed from Nu`alolo Kai on the 
island of Kauai, HI, by Bishop Museum archeologist Dr. Kenneth P. Emory 
and staff. Permission to excavate on state lands was granted by the 
State of Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR); however, 
control of the excavated materials was to be kept by the state. The 
Bishop Museum has recently been granted permission to move forward with 
the repatriation process by the BLNR.
    The remains were excavated from a Native Hawaiian habitation and 
worksite at Nu`alolo Kai on the island of Kauai in an area designated 
as Hawaii State Site No. 50-30-01-196. University of Hawai`i 
publications indicate that a burial was encountered in Feature K5, 
although it is unclear from Bishop Museum field notes if the human 
remains listed in this notice are from this particular burial. The 
bones were originally thought to be from animals, but subsequent 
studies have indicated they are more likely to be human remains. No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Nu`alolo Kai is located in a valley on the northwestern side of the 
island of Kauai. Radiocarbon dating suggests the site was inhabited 
from around A.D. 1400 until the nineteenth century.

Determinations Made by the Bishop Museum

    Officials of the Bishop Museum have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of at least three 
individuals of Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native 
American human remains and the Na Pali Coast `Ohana.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native 
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human should submit a written 
request with information in support of the request to Noa Dettweiler, 
Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, HI 96817, telephone (808) 
847-8216, email noa@bishopmuseum.org, by August 27, 2014. After that 
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of 
control of the human remains to the Na Pali Coast `Ohana may proceed.
    The Bishop Museum is responsible for notifying Hui Malama I Na 
Kapuna O Hawai`i Nei and the Na Pali Coast `Ohana that this notice has 
been published.

David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2014-17731 Filed 7-25-14; 8:45 am]
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