A historic native Hawaiian skull has been returned to the state after authorities stopped it being sold on the internet.
KITV news in Hawaii reports a California man had advertised the skull on the auction website, eBay.
He was sentenced to community service and fined after selling the skull to an undercover federal agent for US$2,500.
The Hawaii Historic Preservation Division official, Melanie Chinen, says the reburial of the skull on Maui will be discussed at the next meeting of the island burial council.