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OHA CEO statement expresses concern on State protection of iwi kupuna

January 25, 2021 Statement of OHA CEO Sylvia Hussey Concern Regarding the State Historic Preservation Division’s Administration of the Island Burial Councils and the Care, Management and Protection of Our Iwi Kupuna “On January 19, 2021, in proximity to the sacred ancestral interment site of Pohukaina located on the grounds of ‘Iolani Palace, island burial council leadership announced a “Statewide Protest to Uphold Their Kuleana (Responsibility) to Protect Hawaiian Burial Sites from Systemic Mismanagement by the State Historic Preservation Division.” “The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Administration shares similar concerns expressed by the island burial councils, and notes that it…