58 Hawaiian remains - or iwi kupuna - are returning to their home lands to be laid to rest through a rapid repatriation from Europe.
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs will repatriate the iwi kupuna from four institutions in Germany and one in Austria that were stolen over 100 years ago from Hawai i.
The iwi were collected from Kaua'i, Moloka i, Maui and Hawai'i Island during a time of colonial violence and were horrendously dehumanized for study without the consent of their families.
And as Kamakana Ferreira, from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs said the return of the iwi kupuna to their one hanau or land allows for healing and restoration of dignity, so they may finally rest peacefully.
He spoke to Midday Report's Māni Dunlop.
