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The banyan tree is the oldest living one on Maui but is not a species indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands. How Lahaina's more than 150-year-old banyan tree is coming back to life after devastating fire
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.
About 40% of the Lahaina landmark reportedly died after the fires tore through the area in August 2023 — but experts say the tree's recovery has been incredible
Maui County officials announce that more than 93 people have died in the wildfires in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, making it the deadliest American wildfire since 1918, surpassing the death toll of the 2018 Camp Fire in California. [10] Hawaii Governor Josh Green says that the Banyan tree in Lahaina was damaged by the wildfires, but has survived. [11]
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. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The tree was planted to mark the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the first Protestant mission in Maui; the mission had been invited to Maui by Queen Keōpūolani ...
Here is what we know about Maui's banyan tree. ... The tree has been important to generations of Hawaiians who live in Lahaina and beyond. Maui resident Amy Fuqua told the Associated Press in 2016 ...
Lahaina Banyan Court Park is located in the port of Lahaina town on the west side of the Hawaiian island of Maui. [8] The park square comprises 1.94 acres (0.79 ha) on the site of the old Lahaina Fort, directly across the street from the Lahaina small boat harbor.
The beloved tree, which has stood at the centre of the historic town of Lahaina for more than 150 years, has been charred by the wildfires Why the wildfire loss of Lahaina’s banyan tree is so ...