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Despite strong opposition, advocates push to legalize âwater cremationâ in Hawaii
Despite strong opposition, advocates push to legalize âwater cremationâ in Hawaii By Mahealani Richardson | May 11, 2021 at 3:36 PM HST - Updated May 11 at 5:28 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - More states across the country are legalizing a process called âwater cremation,â but in Hawaii itâs not allowed and opposed by giants in the funeral industry.
Kawehi Correa is president of Aloha Mortuary, which does traditional cremation and burial services for families, and pushing to bring water cremation â or akaline hydrolysis â to the islands.
âAkaline hydrolysis is a way that best preserves the bones in its true nature,â said Correa.
Traditional Hawaiian burial practices involve the preservation and protection of
iwi or bones with the belief that
iwi carry the
mana or spiritual essence of a person. Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, head of the Oʻahu Island Burial Council, explains.
WONG-KALU:
I ta wā ma mua, hoʻotomo ʻia ke tino tūpāpaʻu i loto o ta imu. Hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻia nō a pau. Wehe ʻia tēlā alualu, hemo a pau loa, loaʻa pono mai ka iwi, a uhi ʻia a paʻa i loko o te tapa. Hiti nō ta poʻe mālama maikaʻi a hūnā pono.