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Native Hawaiians fear Maui wildfire destruction will lead to their cultural erasure

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Keʻeaumoku Kapu has been handing out water, clothes, and emergency supplies to families in need out of the Walgreens parking lot in Lahaina, Maui. He said it is a way to keep himself occupied while he grieves the losses of his community. 

“I’m afraid we’re not going to recover from this,” said Kapu, speaking to CBC from his cellphone at the distribution centre Monday. 

Kapu, is a Kānaka Maoli (a Hawaiian word for their Indigenous people) community leader in Lahaina, and head of the Nā ʻAikāne o Maui Cultural Center — which was destroyed by the fire that ripped through Lahaina. 

While members

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