Several native Hawaiian groups met with members of the Honolulu Authority of Rapid Transportation and urged the city officials to leave any burials and other human remains found during the archaeological survey in place. Kumuela Kala’i, one of Hawaiian spokeswoman, pleaded that the burials should not be disturbed and definitely not moved. Kala’i stated, “I’m going to be very clear about this. Iwis in the ground, leave them alone, period.”
Executive Director of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, Daniel Grabauskas, responded by stating, “As long as I am the executive director of HART, we will respect the iwi kupuna, and you can help me to do that.” Grabauskas added that he would work under new cultural protocols set forth by the State Historic Preservation Division. So far the new archaeological survey has discovered the remains of four people at three different sites.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 10-11-2012, www.staradvertiser.com
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