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The banyan tree is located close to the port in the historical Lahaina town, which was the former capital of Hawaii. It is the oldest banyan tree in Hawaii. [3] The banyan tree, received as a gift by the Smith family in the 1870s, was planted on April 24, 1873, at Lahaina by William Owen Smith, the then sheriff of Lahaina.
Module:Location map/data/United States Lahaina is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Lahaina, Hawaii. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
The banyan tree was the largest banyan tree in Hawaii, and one of the largest banyan trees in the United States. Its extensive trunk and aerial root system now covers 0.66 acres (0.27 ha). The park is managed by the County of Maui and the Lahaina Restoration Foundation.
An iconic 150-year-old Banyan tree in Lahaina, Hawaii was found still standing after the Maui town was devastated by a deadly fire. “This has been heart-wrenching for everybody,” Bailey said.
The wildfire has so far consumed much of Lahaina’s Front Street, home to restaurants, bars, stores and the banyan tree – a fig tree with aerial roots that grow out of branches and eventually ...
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — When a deadly wildfire tore through Lahaina on Maui last August, the wall of flames scorched the 151-year-old banyan tree along the historic town's Front Street. But the sprawling tree survived the blaze, and thanks to the efforts of arborists and dedicated volunteers, parts of it are growing back — and even thriving.
A large banyan tree in the heart of Old Lahaina that was badly scorched by the fires that ransacked Maui appears to have emerged from the flames still standing.
Lahaina, Lāhainā (Hawaiian: Lahaina, Hawaiian: [ləˈhɐjnə], / l ə ˈ h aɪ n ə /, old var. Lāhainā) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. On the northwest coast of the island of Maui , it encompasses Lahaina town and the Kaanapali and Kapalua beach resorts.