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Maui year in review: Top stories of 2024
Wildfire recovery, the cancellation of the Maui Fair, housing solutions, and election highlights are among the stories that made our list of top features this year. Here’s a recap of some of Maui’s biggest stories in 2024.
Lahaina Banyan Tree continues to show signs of recovery eight months after the Maui fires
The 150-year-old Lahaina banyan tree continues to show signs of recovery, eight months after the Maui fires. In video provided by the Hawai’i Department of Land and Natural Resources, Duane Sparkman of the Lahaina Treecovery project provides an update, describes some of the challenges the iconic tree still faces, and talks about what lies ahead.
Lahaina Treescape Restoration Project update: New sprouts atop banyan tree
Volunteer arborists and landscapers have banded together as the Lahaina Treescape Restoration Project. The title was coined by arborist Steve Nimz who initiated care and watering for the historic Banyan tree, which is showing signs of recovery with new sprouts high in the canopy.
Lahaina’s famed banyan tree showing signs of life three weeks after destructive wildfire
Thousands of leaves on the 150-year-old Lahaina banyan tree are scorched but its multiple trunks show little sign of being singed during the Aug. 8 firestorm that devastated this historic, coastal West Maui community.
Lahaina Front Street photo journey: West Maui wildfire aftermath
A devastating wildfire sparked by gusty winds from a passing hurricane, left Maui’s Lahaina Town in an unrecognizable state. The popular tourist destination in the historic district of West Maui was described in media reports as being “flattened by fire” with businesses gutted and cars abandoned, leaving charred trees along a now shadeless and shambled path. Remaining is an ashy imprint of a moment in time, captured in these photos of what is now a present day reality.
147 Year Old Banyan Tree in Lahaina is Lit for the Holidays
The Lahaina Restoration Foundation invites the public to spend the evening in Lahaina and enjoy the colorful lights which will be illuminated nightly from 6 p.m. to midnight for the entire month of December.
20th Annual Lighting of Lahaina Banyan Tree
The ceremonial “Light The Banyan Tree” event features multi-colored holiday lights and takes place on Saturday, Dec. 2nd at 6:30 p.m.
