West Maui community members gathered Tuesday evening to discuss the future of a school destroyed in last year’s fire. King Kamehameha III Elementary School can’t be rebuilt at its original location on Front Street in Lahaina. The site was ruled out for multiple reasons, including the discovery of iwi kupuna, or ancestral bones which are considered sacred, during debris removal.

<p>West Maui community members gathered Tuesday evening to discuss the future of a school destroyed in last year’s fire. King Kamehameha III Elementary School can’t be rebuilt at its original location on Front Street in Lahaina. The site was ruled out for multiple reasons, including the discovery of iwi kupuna, or ancestral bones which are considered sacred, during debris removal.</p>

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