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Three sets of ancestral human remains taken from burial caves in Hawaii and brought to Belfast in the 19th century have been repatriated. National Museums Northern Ireland returned the remains ...

National Museums Northern Ireland returned the remains, known as iwi kupuna in the Hawaiian language, in a private ceremony following dialogue with the authorities in the US island state.

Pictured at the repatriation ceremony are (L-R) Kathryn Thomson, chief executive of National Museums NI and Kuike Kamakea-Ohelo from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (William Cherry/Presseye/PA ...