In their article, "He Pane Ho'omalamalama: Setting the Record Straight and a Second Call for
Partnership," published in Volume 7 (1999) of Hawaiian Archaeology (73-82), C. Kehaunani
Cachola-Abad and Edward Halealoha Ayau accuse me of violating HRS sections §6E-11 and 12 as they pertain to the handling of burials. Their article, while dealing
with a host of other concerns, devoted considerable attention to this issue. Their complaint
centers on the recovery and analysis of inadvertently discovered human remains at the corner of Pi
'ikoi Street and Kapi'olani Boulevard in Honolulu in early 1994 (hereafter referred to as the Pi
'ikoi case, or just case). The work was done by my organization, International Archaeological
Research Institute, Inc. (IARII). Cachola-Abad and Ayau believe that recovery of the skeletal
remains and subsequent osteological analysis were performed without authorization, and also that a
radiocarbon date on a sample of bone was obtained in violation of the law. As indicated in their
article, Mike Wilson, former Chairman of the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR),
refused to prosecute IARII or me for these alleged violations, and also the Society for Hawaiian
Archaeology (SHA) did not take action against me for the supposed 'defiance' of its code of
conduct. Although Cachola-Abad and Ayau indicated strong displeasure with the inaction of Wilson
and SHA, their inaction is hardly surprising considering there was no legal transgression or any
professional or ethical misconduct. The legal issue, in short, is nonsense, and the misconduct
charge has no conceivable basis