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Many Asian cultures observe the Harvest Moon festival this time of the year. On Thursday, Korea kicks off the three-day observance of Chuseok, the mid-autumn harvest festival. To better understand this ancient holiday, The Conversation explored the Korean tradition of shamanism.

Community groups are trying to preserve more than 640 acres of culturally and historically significant land along the Kohala coast on the north side of Hawaiʻi Island. The area known as Mahukona has been slated for resort development for years, but some in the Kohala community have long since hoped for the land’s protection.

The Chinese community on Maui dates back to their arrival on merchant ships and sugar cane plantations days. A museum that educated visitors about Chinese history in Lāhainā burned down during the Aug. 8 wildfires. HPR's Cassie Ordonio spoke with a Wo Hing Temple Museum and Cookhouse docent about how the structure and its cultural artifacts will be recovered.

The history of Christianity in Hawaiʻi is a complicated one. And now parts of that history have led to an investigation by the United Church of Christ. The research was initiated by a couple dozen historically Native Hawaiian churches — some of which celebrated 200 years of service in the islands this year. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.

Friday marks a week since Fire Controlman 3rd Class Robert Thomas Stout was laid to rest with military honors in Cottonwood cemetery in Northern California. He was, until recently, one of the unknown sailors killed during the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

The University of Hawaiʻi Center for Oral History just launched a collection of interviews tapping seaweed cultural expertise across the state. The oral histories with limu experts like Wally Ito build on the work of seaweed scientist Isabella Abbott.

Joan Anderson from the Paniolo Preservation Society shared the story behind the spectacle of the parade depicting Hawaiʻi's history since the 1700s.

A Maui attorney talks about fundraising efforts to meet the needs of Filipinos impacted by the Maui wildfires; a West Maui taro farmer talks about the battle over water rights dating back to the 1800s; a Native Hawaiian author talks about her new middle-grade novel, Lei and the Fire Goddess; and the Paniolo Preservation Society talks about preserving Hawaiʻi's cowboy history

Many of the historic buildings lost in Lāhainā were architectural emblems that marked the popular or common building style of the time. Just as Hawaiʻi is a melting pot of ethnicities, Lāhainā was a melting pot of architectural styles.

In today's live call-in show, we took stories from those who had been touched by Lāhainā's beauty and talked to cultural historians about the future of the town.