KEKAHA, Hawaii (Oct. 10 2024) Capt. Brett Stevenson, commanding officer of Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, places an offering during an Aha ʻAwa ceremony, October 10, 2024, which rededicated the Lua Kupapaʻu O Nohili (crypt) expansion to accept iwi kupuna (ancestral remains). Lua Kupapau O Nohili was constructed as a way to preserve and offer a final resting place for iwi kupuna that are uncovered from natural erosion of the Nohili Dunes. Its original construction was a singular six by six container surrounded by lava rock and ti plants. The expansion includes many smaller containers so that the iwi placed there may be sealed forever – undisturbed the next time the crypt is used. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Louis Lea)
| Date Taken: | 10.10.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 10.24.2024 21:12 |
| Photo ID: | 8717644 |
| VIRIN: | 241010-N-HW207-1165 |
| Resolution: | 4498x2994 |
| Size: | 1.28 MB |
| Location: | KEKAHA, HAWAII, US |
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