Hawaii Artifact dispute question? NEW UPDATE Page 5 - General Tiki

C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Wed, Jun 2, 2004 12:01 AM On 2004-06-01 20:54, lanikai wrote: "... Before the islands were "unified" under Kamehameha, there were distinct groups on the different islands. So, if an artifact is associated with one of these distinct groups, should the right of ownership go only to native Hawaiians with lineage that traces to that group, or should it go to the broader melting pot of native Hawaiians that resulted from Kamehameha's unification-Randy" Implicit in this statement is that the artifacts/bones should be returned from the Bishop Museum.

On 2004-06-01 20:54, lanikai wrote:

"... Before the islands were "unified" under Kamehameha, there were distinct groups on the different islands. So, if an artifact is associated with one of these distinct groups, should the right of ownership go only to native Hawaiians with lineage that traces to that group, or should it go to the broader melting pot of native Hawaiians that resulted from Kamehameha's unification-Randy"

Implicit in this statement is that the artifacts/bones should be returned from the Bishop Museum.

Post #94030 by christiki295 on Wed, Jun 2, 2004 12:01 AM