HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0641.011 2004-2006 s>esohdion to keep burin s and buric3 of?iects in place
Aufhcrad by Council Me nber Sfacy Higa
Fiawai i County Counci!
:5 Aupuni Sf.
hiila, F i. 96T20
Y,Iri?t~i Tesfimany of Sern ~ tJale~irnaiir~
a,te~mt~yrs of our Hawaii >ancr Courfy Courcii, ! wanT to subrnlt my persons! test r~ony,lr
s:apoc r? of ?he IResolutior a41 9c assure trot Native Hawaiian iwi kupuna (arses+rcl
-~>R~al-s), moepu (funerc ob,ects) sacred (ceremornal) obiects, and aulrural pat~imany
(vb/ects with ongoing ~d; %urlacrL tradJtional, or cultural imporfnnce; are pra'sated from
:~erac rat on and de~~truc i ,n,
5 ~ r .~S ester"s c ardidate n A•cnaoc~logv a-+'he University of Hawaii- Mbnc v i arr `uly
w are of the ~trws under ~ AGPRA and `he State of Hawaii Preservation Division teat
r.~ertai' +o ine protection of Native encesirai remains, of which their '~ntert is ro protect
1 ie;,e~ ?ems of aign'ficarc e from pas' aro' futu~e wron:~s.
•a c wive Ho,waiian. c wt'oi:y r _ut~por! of maPz'anrng the cuhara~ pr.:~ ices
C:SSOCICREd Wlt'1 GUf IN/l Ill 'UUn("> (a nC65T.''wi r0malr`S). lY:aepU (fU nerCN ^bt°C?$) SaC:ied
~:rarrrnonia,7 -~cject~. an 1 culvro, c7ru~ oc•., (ob;'ect_ wtfh or^gorng ~rsfonc;. *raCrf(onal.
~ ~ uh ~_rrat importancei.
I ra current situcfion pall: for ir~;neaiate actions to to4e place to i^sure th.~ the sc.nctity
of t ~e::e iwi kupuna Cans-s,tral remains) moepu tfunerary ob}&;cis). sacred !cerem~nrai:
oopzc~ and a.il•ural pct rror y (aolecu a~lth ongolr:,c; hr'srorical, traditror+a.- Cr ~-a1r~~rci
cnl~~oronce) remain a Ar :rity the rnan~fng climate pf our poliflcal, soda{ and
~+~c:n: rnic em~i-onm~»f;.
I apo~auC tt~e aat~ons a+` ~e Co~~ntyCourcil of Hawaii ~slard'in recognlz!rg'hei- kuteane
(r~esco sibiliry) ana hope inat pofh r~ur'~~.;Ive Hawc~ian communi~~ and.;y larger
cc~-~~-~~ inity we ail Ilvy in < <rn .+.ork'c~~ether n resolvin^. these issues at nanr_ . early ter
s.u<~c,,. has mplica'ors ~~r the faro e a-n hopeful t-,at as a concerned coTmuniry we
r:,r ~-r _r<e the r.esso~;ar, : hoices to `ac :`afe a pafr~ towards rectltying pc, 11a and
p e~.~er Wing Vurt••,er w~ang. 'o be do'~e
I f ~.czn4 v'ou `or ~~~pur tr-ne <.nd : onsldes~ a? of ~ cf this resolution dnd ailow~ng r^.e fne
x~o~ unity's testify'.n s~ ~~port cf the profection o! ou eghis as the fJctive people et this
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