24-hour Vigil to protect ancestral bones at Bishop Museum

PLEASE JOIN US IN A COMMITMENT OF PRAYER AND SUPPORT FOR OUR ANCESTORS

Aloha no kakou,

A 24-hour prayer vigil will be held on Saturday May 29, 2004 beginning at noon at the Bishop Museum and ending on Sunday, May 30 at noon. The focus of the vigil is to pule for the protection of the iwi kupuna (ancestral bones) and moepu (burial objects) returned to the Kawaihae burial cave from removal and further disturbance by William Brown, Director of the Bishop Museum. 'Ilio'ulaokalani Coalition is the sponsoring organization for the vigil and is supported by University of Hawai'i Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, Nation of Hawai'i and Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai'i Nei. Additional details are as follows:

Purpose: Pule to our akua, 'aumakua, and kupuna to protect the reburied Kawaihae iwi kupuna and moepu from removal and further disturbance by William Brown of the Bishop Museum.

Dates: Saturday, May 29, 2004 - Sunday May 30, 2004.

Time: Noon to Noon. Please arrive beginning at 10:30 am and meet at the back parking lot next to Atherton Halau.

Place: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Kaiwi'ula.

Pule: Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai'i Nei. There will be a lele for the placement of ho'okupu. Additional prayers and songs consistent with the vigil purpose are welcomed.

Format: Pule at the beginning of each hour from noon on Saturday to 6 pm, every 3 hours through the night until 6 am, and every hour until noon on Sunday.

Security: Nation of Hawai'i, Pu'uhonua o Waimanalo Village

Bring: Kihei, malo, kikepa, ho'okupu, pa'akai, la'i, sleeping bag, hali'i, bottled water, and food for pot luck.

Sponsor Org: 'Ilio'ulaokalani Coalition

Support Orgs: University of Hawai'i Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies
Nation of Hawai'i
Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai'i Nei

IMPORTANT:

Permission to use the Bishop Museum grounds and facilities to hold the vigil has been requested in writing by 'Ilio'ulaokalani Coalition. The Bishop Museum has not yet responded. The vigil will proceed as planned, as it is our right and responsibility as Hawaiians to pule for the protection and care of our ancestors on Princess Bernice Pauahi's lands at Kaiwi'ula. In the event Bishop Museum officials decide not to allow the vigil to take place at the Museum, we may be asked to leave the Museum premises. Those who decide to leave and continue the vigil outside Museum grounds will be able to do so at that time. Those who wish to remain and continue the vigil on the premises are welcomed to do so with the knowledge that they may face the possibility of arrest. Each person is therefore responsible to decide his or her level of participation in the vigil. This will be a non-violent gathering. Information will be distributed to educate the public regarding hewa actions against Hawaiian culture by Museum Director William Brown and proposed corrective actions being sought from the Bishop Museum Board of Directors.

We ask participants to please bring a pot luck dish. No alcohol or drugs
allowed.

PLEASE JOIN US IN A COMMITMENT OF PRAYER AND SUPPORT FOR THE KAWAIHAE
ANCESTORS AND FOR THE RELEASE AND REBURIAL OF ALL IWI KUPUNA AND MOEPU
HELD AT THE BISHOP MUSEUM.

Ola na iwi,

Victoria Holt-Takamine, 'Ilio'ulaokalani Coalition
Jon Osorio, University of Hawai'i Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies
Pu'uhonua Bumpy Kanahele, Nation of Hawai'i
Kunani Nihipali, Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai'i Nei

Posted: Sun - May 16, 2004 at 01:58 PM

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