The commanding officer of Pacific Missile Range Facility, Navy Capt. Brett Stevenson, places a native plant at the crypt at PMRF, during the Ka Mauikiʻikiʻi O Ke Kauwela (Summer Solstice) event at Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Barking Sands, Hawaii, June 21, 2023. The naupaka plant is from Kuaki‘i (Divers Landing at PMRF) where major storm surge had revealed iwi kūpuna. Stevenson’s ho‘okupu (tribute of respect) is intended for the future design of a new crypt and to create lasting connections to the site. The annual Summer Solstice ceremony with Native Hawaiian lineal descendants is held to honor the ancestors and lay to rest the iwi kūpuna (ancient bones) found over the past year at the installation. Situated in coastal western Kauaʻi, PMRF contains ancient burial sites. Climate change and storm and tidal surge conditions have resulted in a shifting landscape that reveals the iwi kūpuna. PMRF cultural experts work in consultation with the lineal descendants in accordance with Native Hawaiian traditions and customs on the most appropriate path forward, whether in reburying the remains or conducting an archeological process to inter the remains at the crypt. (Navy photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
| Date Taken: | 06.21.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 07.20.2023 14:31 |
| Photo ID: | 7923119 |
| VIRIN: | 230621-N-BN624-1067 |
| Resolution: | 4916x3277 |
| Size: | 11.83 MB |
| Location: | KEKAHA, HAWAII, US |
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Ancestral Remains of Native Hawaiians Placed in 'Eternal Rest' at PMRF
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