KEKAHA, Hawaii (Oct. 10 2024) Pacific Missile Range Facility personnel drink ʻAwa (ceremonial drink) 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: | 8717646 |
| VIRIN: | 241010-N-HW207-1136 |
| Resolution: | 4928x3280 |
| Size: | 1.62 MB |
| Location: | KEKAHA, HAWAII, US |
| Web Views: | 27 |
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