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Native Hawaiian history lost to wildfires

Most structures lost to flames in Lahaina were homes, but the Na’Aikane o Maui Cultural and Research Center housed artifacts of Native Hawaiian history and was a gathering place for the indigenous community. Now, all that is gone.

NPR’s Jonaki Mehta reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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