A year after the 2023 Maui wildfires devastated large swathes of the island, residents of the historic town of Lahaina are celebrating the recovery of a 151-year-old banyan tree that was heavily ...

Wildfires, powered by strong winds over Maui, had killed at least 36 people as of Thursday, caused power outages and blazed through towns ruining parts of the island's communications infrastructure.

After a fast-moving fire razed much of historic Lahaina on Maui's west side Tuesday evening, one of the few iconic landmarks left is the 150-year-old banyan tree, which was scorched but not destroyed.

The banyan tree has been an iconic part of Lahaina town’s historic Front Street. The Maui wildfires have damaged it and other landmarks. By: Scripps News Staff Posted 1:36 PM, Aug 10, 2023 ...