Fellows mentioned in this story: Stacy Ferreira

From Big Island Now:

A team representing the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Hui Iwi Kuamoʻo is on its way back to Hawaiʻi after receiving iwi kūpuna (ancestral remains) in formal ceremonies this week from the National Museums of Northern Ireland – Ulster Museum.

Hui Iwi Kuamoʻo founder Halealoha Ayau said that the removal of the iwi kūpuna from Hawaiʻi was illicit and a form of desecration, adding that the iwi will be reinterred on Hawaiʻi Island.

“With deep humility and reverence, we witness the healing of a long-standing kaumaha (sadness),” said Office of Hawaiian Affairs CEO Stacy Ferreira. “The return of our iwi kūpuna is about restoring dignity, healing generations, and reaffirming the living spirit of our ancestors.”

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