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NBC News asked 11 people what their vision of Lahaina’s future looks like. While survivors say nothing can make up for what was lost, they hope to rebuild a Lahaina that represents their needs.

“Something about the logo, the guy not really smiling, really describes how I feel about the place,” one former student said.

Biden said the legislation, enacted in 1882, was a measure that “weaponized our immigration system to discriminate against an entire ethnic group.”

Tou Ger Xiong helped Hmong Americans see themselves as “gifted, creative and amazing beings” and built bridges to other communities, a former state senator said.

Fourteen Khmer sculptures will be returned to Cambodia and two will be returned to Thailand, according to the Manhattan museum.

“That $700 million is a big headline number,” said certified financial planner Colin Gerrety, who called the contract a large "interest-free loan to the" L.A. Dodgers.

Ang Lee’s “The Wedding Banquet’” is the latest queer film to be added to the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry for its cultural significance.

After an invitation for elected officials of color was accidentally sent to the entire Boston City Council, Mayor Michelle Wu spoke to the media about carving out spaces for communities of color.

The group organizer and a retreat participant who were on a trip with missing woman Nancy Ng alleged that a kayak company failed to provide them with safety devices. 

“If you want to be a dominant offering, then you have to be international and representative of people who are not considered the archetype of said sport," said a marketing expert.

Images show a racist message spray-painted across a wall, as well as vandalized salon chairs and other damaged equipment.