220620-N-ML137-1016 KEKAHA, HI (June 20, 2022) Members of the Kaua`i Ni`ihau Island Burial Council oli (chant) before presenting ho`okupu (gifts) during a Ka Mauiki`iki`i O Ke Kauwela (summer solstice) event at Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Barking Sands. The ceremony is held the day after the annual repatriation of pre-Western contact remains into the permanent home of the Lua Kupapa`u O Nohili crypt at PMRF and honors the ancestors of these families. PMRF is the world’s largest instrumented multi-environment range capable of supporting surface, subsurface, air and space operations simultaneously. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Jetzer)
| Date Taken: | 06.20.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 06.23.2022 22:11 |
| Photo ID: | 7286690 |
| VIRIN: | 220620-N-ML137-1016 |
| Resolution: | 5077x3385 |
| Size: | 1.2 MB |
| Location: | HAWAII, US |
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PMRF Honors Ancestral Remains During Summer Solstice Ceremony
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