Project Iwi Kuamoo

Aha Kane will improve the care and protection of ancestral Hawaiian bones and burial sites through training in traditional and contemporary repatriation and reburial practices.  Native Hawaiian Ancestral bones languish in museums and are being desecrated to make way for development. By providing training to three hundred Native Hawaiians from six islands in the ceremonial protocol, reburial materials, reburial platforms, repatriation advocacy, and burial sites management, Native Hawaiians will improve their ability to responsibly care for and protect ancestral Hawaiian bones.  Ultimately, the project aims to create an enlightened Lahui Hawai’i (Hawaiian Nation, People) immersed and engaged in its cultural values, beliefs, practices, and responsibilities.