How Lahaina's more than 150-year-old banyan tree is coming back to life after devastating fire When a deadly wildfire tore through Lahaina on Maui last August, the wall of flames scorched the 151 ...

"It's like a burn victim itself," Green said ... "Over the years, the Lahaina Banyan Tree has come to serve many functions," the foundation said. "First of all, it’s a great place to relax.

It is now over 60 feet tall, and it has become the focal point of Lahaina’s courthouse square. Though most of the tree is in good ... Flames as Raging Wildfires Burn in Hawaii: 'It’s ...

Maui County arborist Timothy Griffith describes the progress Lahaina’s scorched banyan tree has made in the past six months. — The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo The shaded Lahaina square ...

Firefighters in Lahaina are working to save the ancient banyan tree that is a landmark in the town. But some experts fear it is already too damaged from the deadly wildfires. The meeting ...

A phoenix from the ashes' How the landmark tree is faring a year after Maui ... The traffic to get out of burning Lahaina was “jam-packed” and dangerous. “Rocks and branches and debris ...

HONOLULU--Soon after one of Maui’s Japanese Buddhist temples, the Lahaina Hongwanji Mission ... the hassle of obtaining a pass to reenter the burn zone would keep them away.

Sue Brimeyer takes a break from searching the rubble of her Wainee Street home last month to describe her odyssey of survival during the Aug. 8 wildfire that decimated Lahaina. The Maui News ...

Located in western Maui, Old Lahaina Lu'au is about a mile north of Banyan Tree Park along Lahaina's waterfront. Free parking is available close by. Performances are held regularly and last ...