Posted on Aug 19, 2023
Priceless connections to Hawaii's ancient past were lost when cultural center burned
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It could be a long time before the full extent of human loss is known after the wildfires. The official death is more than 110 and expected to keep growing.
While people are grappling with that news, they're still trying to understand the loss of priceless artifacts and their connections to the island's ancient past.
The Na 'Aikane o Maui Cultural and Research Center was home to vestiges of Ancient Hawaii, before European colonization. "Old documents. Maps. Genealogy. Books that were actually signed by our kings," said Ke'eamoku Kapu, the center's steward. "Our cultural center was the hub for a lot of our native Hawaiian people longing for the past."
It could be a long time before the full extent of human loss is known after the wildfires. The official death is more than 110 and expected to keep growing.
While people are grappling with that news, they're still trying to understand the loss of priceless artifacts and their connections to the island's ancient past.
The Na 'Aikane o Maui Cultural and Research Center was home to vestiges of Ancient Hawaii, before European colonization. "Old documents. Maps. Genealogy. Books that were actually signed by our kings," said Ke'eamoku Kapu, the center's steward. "Our cultural center was the hub for a lot of our native Hawaiian people longing for the past."
Priceless connections to Hawaii's ancient past were lost when cultural center burned
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"So far in Maui, more than a hundred people are reported dead, and many hundreds are still unaccounted for after the fires. It's going to be a long time before we know the totality of what was lost in Lahaina. But we do know, as NPR's Jonaki Mehta reports, that priceless connections to the island's ancient past are now lost."...
"So far in Maui, more than a hundred people are reported dead, and many hundreds are still unaccounted for after the fires. It's going to be a long time before we know the totality of what was lost in Lahaina. But we do know, as NPR's Jonaki Mehta reports, that priceless connections to the island's ancient past are now lost."...
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