§80q–11 Inventory, identification, and return of Native Hawaiian human remains and Native Hawaiian funerary objects in possession of Smithsonian Institution

Summary

The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution must list and identify Native Hawaiian human remains and funerary objects the Smithsonian holds as part of its inventory work. The Secretary must make an agreement with suitable Native Hawaiian organizations (which may include the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai’i Nei) to arrange the return of those remains and objects. The Smithsonian must, as much as possible, use the same procedures it uses for Indian remains and funerary objects. Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai’i Nei is a nonprofit Native Hawaiian group incorporated in Hawaii on April 17, 1989, that advises on cultural and burial matters. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is the office created by the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.