WAILUKU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A new court ruling claims the state mishandled its archaeological permitting process and failed to protect iwi kupuna (ancestral remains) at a Maui development site.

Faced with an impossible decision — needing to find any means possible to hold on to ancestral ‘aina while ... on parcels dedicated as ‘aina kupuna. As dramatic changes in speculation ...

Today • Updated 12:23 a.m. The gated entrance of Kulana­kauhale.

CAPTAIN COOK — On the mist-wreathed slopes of Mauna Loa, where the earth is ...

A team from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Hui Iwi Kuamoo is heading home to Hawaii after taking back five sets of ancestral Hawaiian remains during formal ceremonies from the National Museums of ...

Three sets of ancestral human remains taken from burial ... National Museums Northern Ireland returned the remains, known as iwi kupuna in the Hawaiian language, in a private ceremony following ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The world is changing fast and that can make it hard for our kupuna to keep up, especially when it comes to scams. A series of workshops is coming to Hawaii to help seniors ...

The group has provided “care for iwi kupuna” and other sacred objects since 1989. Hui Iwi Kuamoo founder Halealoha Ayau said in a news release that taking remains from Hawaii was “illicit ...