But the real surprise was this wooden Ku, which is from the artifacts taken from the Hale O Keawe in Pu’uhonua O Hōnaunau, about 200 years ago, when the site was stripped of the ancestral bones. The exhibition has co-stewards from Hawaii, who have added additional objects and information. For this Ku, they brought lava and sand from Hōnaunau Bay, along with with a recording of the waves lapping against the Hale’s cove. Because he cannot return home, they brought the ‘āina to him 😭 #bigisland