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LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) For people around the world, the green leaves that sprouted from a scorched, 150-year-old banyan tree in the heart of devastated Lahaina symbolized hope following Maui’s deadly wildfire this summer. Teams rushed to flood its roots with water, hoping to save a magnificent tree that had provided shade for community events, […] ....
Breadfruit trees were brought to Hawaii by Polynesian voyagers 1,000 years ago. The Lahaina wildfire nearly decimated what was left of the trees on Maui. But beneath charred breadfruit trunk, underground, arborists are finding signs of life. ....
As Maui recovers from the deadly wildfire, arborists and farmers are trying to save Lahaina’s ulu, kukui nut and other culturally important trees. ....