HI HR158

Expresses support for international and domestic repatriation of Native Hawaiian art, cultural items, and iwi kupuna (ancestral remains) that have been removed from Hawaii

Urges UNESCO, its member states, and federal agencies including the Secretaries of Interior, State, Commerce, and Homeland Security to work with Native Hawaiian organizations to facilitate repatriation efforts and prevent illegal trafficking of these artifacts

Recognizes the United Nations Declaration on Indigenous Peoples (2007), UNESCO's 1970 Convention on cultural property, and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (1990) as frameworks supporting repatriation rights

Identifies specific missing items including approximately 5,000 artifacts from 'Iolani Palace following the Kingdom of Hawaii's overthrow, as well as Hawaiian cultural objects such as mahiole, kahili, kapa, and ancestral remains held in museums and private collections abroad

Directs copies of the resolution to be sent to the United Nations, federal officials, state agencies, Native Hawaiian organizations, and cultural institutions including Bishop Museum and the Friends of 'Iolani Palace