The banyan tree is the oldest living one on Maui ... the arrival of the first Protestant missionaries to live in Lahaina. It was planted in 1873, a quarter century before the Hawaiian Islands ...

William Owen Smith planted the banyan in 1873 to commemorate the ... “It is an iconic part of Lahaina. Every tree in Lahaina ...

estimates that Lahaina lost close to 25,000 trees. He says only about 300 remain viable. Among those with hope is the Indian banyan tree planted more then 150 years ago on April 24, 1873.

As the roots of Maui’s most famous banyan tree unsettle the ... The tree was planted to honor the 50th anniversary of the first Protestant mission in Lahaina, which was started at the request ...

The banyan tree was gifted to Lahaina by India in 1873 to mark the ... experts use 14 sensors that are screwed into the plant ...

Wildfires have blackened the 150-year-old tree in downtown Lahaina on Hawaii's island of Maui. The tree has long been a cherished gathering place for the local community and was planted on the ...

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 ...