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To the outside world there has been no more vivid symbol of the storied history of Lahaina, and its potential for rebirth, than a 150-year-old banyan tree in the center of town whose scarred branches are now, nearly three months after a devastating wildfire, sprouting new, green leaves.
Native Hawaiians are demanding that their place in the town’s history be at the forefront of a future Lahaina.
LAHAINA, Hawaii — To the outside world there has been no more vivid symbol of the storied history of Lahaina, and its potential for rebirth, than a 150-year-old banyan tree in the center of town whose scarred branches are now, two months after a devastating wildfire, sprouting new, green leaves. The tree’s image adorns “Lahaina Strong” logos on T-shirts and coffee mugs for sale by online merchants. And when President Joe Biden visited Maui after the fire, he pointed to the tree as a metaphor for
The wildfire that devastated Lahaina wiped out many vestiges of the town’s past. Conservators are racing to recover what they can.
UH Mānoa library experts contributed their knowledge in a series of webinar presentations presented by the American Institute for Conservation.