HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Eight months after fires tore through the historic town of Lahaina, there’s new hope in the recovery of the iconic banyan tree. Experts said while the 150-year-old tree ...

The tree has served as a landmark for residents and visitors of Lahaina for decades AP Photo/Rick Bowmer There is a silver lining emerging from the destruction left by the devastating Maui wildfires: ...

The beloved 150-year-old banyan tree in Lahaina is showing signs of life below ground, just over three weeks after a wildfire destroyed much of the town. Even though thousands of its leaves were ...

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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. In the aftermath of the devastating ...

Spanning nearly two acres and multiple centuries, the banyan tree in the heart of Hawaii’s wildfire-ravaged town of Lahaina literally and figuratively looms large. Its sprawling canopy and dozens of ...

Duane Sparkman, Maui County Arborist Committee chairman and founder of Treecovery, said this time of year brings back memories of Lahaina’s beloved banyan tree. When asked what memories he had of the ...

LAHAINA, Maui (Island News) - As community volunteers do what they can for displaced residents who have lost so much in Lahaina, one group of volunteers is using their expertise to help in their own ...

Last summer, a fire tore through the Hawaiian island of Maui, killing more than 100 people and razing thousands of buildings and homes. The disaster was one of the deadliest wildfires in American ...

In 1873, an exotic banyan tree was planted in the port town of Lahaina, a major hub for the then-Kingdom of Hawaii. At the time it was only 8 feet tall. Today, its branches extend over 60 feet high ...