Volunteers and members of local native Hawaiian organizations participate in a traditional Hawaiian blessing before beginning work to build and restore a traditional lava rock wall around the Halealoha Haleamau burial vault located on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Hawaii, March 24, 2024. Constructed in 1997 by Hawaiian stone masons near Fort Kamehameha, it is considered a wahi pana, or sacred place, and maintained by volunteer efforts. The vault, which translates to, “House of Aloha, House of Eternity,” stands as a memorial to the kupuna, elders, who have gone before, and a reminder to protect and honor the legacy of the original peoples of Hawaii. The event was organized and sponsored by the newly instated Navy Closure Task Force - Red Hill and saw volunteers from across JBPHH.
| Date Taken: | 03.24.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 04.09.2024 16:16 |
| Category: | Video Productions |
| Video ID: | 918508 |
| VIRIN: | 240324-N-IS471-2001 |
| Filename: | DOD_110225335 |
| Length: | 00:02:00 |
| Location: | HONOLULU, HAWAII, US |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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