Photo By Petty Officer 2nd Class Sara Sexton | 190621-N-EM227-1037 KEKAHA, Hawaii (June 21, 2019) PMRF Public Works Facilities...... read more read more
By Pacific Missile Range Facility Public Affairs
KEKAHA, Hawaii – The Lua Kupapau O Nohili Crypt at the Pacific Missile Range Facility will be recognized with an award for New Construction in a Historic District through Historic Hawai‘i Foundation’s 2020 Preservation Honor Awards program.
The project is being awarded for the construction of the Lua Kupapau O Nohili Crypt to house inadvertent iwi kūpuna (ancestral remains) discoveries at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) on the island of Kaua‘i. The crypt was the result of a collaborative effort between the Navy and families whose ancestors were interred in the area following traditional practices. As development, erosion and other changes occur, iwi kūpuna can be disturbed.
Several organizations within the Navy, including PMRF, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific and NAVFAC Hawaii, worked together with Na ‘Ohana Papa O Mana, a group comprised of the ancestral families in this region. The crypt was constructed as a way to preserve, protect, and appropriately handle and honor iwi kūpuna found there.
“I am very proud of our Public Works Department who drove this initiative on the Navy side, and we are blessed to have the consultation and friendship of Na ‘Ohana Papa O Mana, who generously share their perspective and wisdom with us,” said Captain Tim Young, commanding officer of PMRF.
“The effort required extraordinary, conscientious and resolute determination by all of the parties to reach an appropriate agreement and to construct the crypt. We congratulate you on your exemplary preservation efforts,” the society wrote in a letter to the awardees. This is the 46th year of the Preservation Honor Awards, which are Hawai‘i’s highest recognition of preservation projects that perpetuate, rehabilitate, restore or interpret the state’s architectural, archaeological and/or cultural heritage, according to the letter.
The 46th Annual Preservation Honor Awards Ceremony, originally scheduled for May, is postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. A new date will be selected and notices sent. In the interim, Historic Hawai‘i Foundation will share information about honorees and their preservation achievements at www.historichawaii.org starting in mid-April.
| Date Taken: | 04.10.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 04.10.2020 20:25 |
| Story ID: | 367159 |
| Location: | KEKAHA, US |
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