JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARBULLETIN.COM
Eleven-year-old Kamalei Kam-Aweau, left, helped Naupaka Hoapili, 12, apply finishing touches to a sign yesterday protesting the Bishop Museum's purchase of native Hawaiian artifacts. Protesters gathered in front of the Bishop Museum under the direction of UH Hawaiian-studies graduate student Mehana Hind, who was overwhelmed with the support and turnout she received from sending a few e-mails. Protesters also called for the resignation of the museum director, Bill Brown.