Native Cultural Center Destroyed in Maui Fire Amid Growing Concerns Over Ancestral Land

The Na ‘Aikane O Maui Cultural Center, dedicated to the continuation of Native Hawaiian history and culture, was destroyed in the wildfires that wiped out Maui’s Lahaina neighborhood, the Washington Post reports.The center not only taught Native youth traditional art such as weaving and carving but also helped families fight for their rights to their ancestral lands.Hundreds of Native artifacts including 19th-century land deeds stamped in wax, traditional feathered capes, and old map