1840年取走的夏威夷祖先遗骸从北爱尔兰博物馆归还夏威夷。 Hawaiian ancestral remains taken in 1840 are returned from a Northern Ireland museum to Hawaii.

夏威夷事务办公室和Hui Iwi Kuamoo的一个团队从北爱尔兰的Ulster博物馆取回了祖先的夏威夷遗骸,称为iwi kúpuna。 A team from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Hui Iwi Kuamoʻo has retrieved ancestral Hawaiian remains, known as iwi kūpuna, from the Ulster Museum in Northern Ireland. 这些遗骸是1840年从夏威夷非法带走的,并于1857年捐赠给贝尔法斯特博物馆。 These remains were taken from Hawaii illicitly in 1840 and donated to the Belfast museum in 1857. 遣返工作完成了长达数年的过程,被视为朝向康复和恢复祖先尊严迈出的一步。 The repatriation completes a years-long process and is seen as a step towards healing and restoring dignity to the ancestors.