“Banyan Tree in Lahaina smoldering at the base, but still standing,' Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz said.
Banyan tree surrounded by burned cars in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 10, 2023.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.
The banyan tree was just an 8-feet sapling when it was planted in 1873 as a gift shipped from India, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first Protestant mission in Lahaina, which at the time was Hawaii's capital. John-Mario Sevilla, 60, grew up in Maui and would often visit Lahaina with his family. He previously toldhe remembers sitting in church as the ocean breeze blew in through the open windows, and watching the traditional dancing under the banyan tree.
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