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The trees arrived with Polynesian voyagers. After Maui wildfire, there's a chance to restore them
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The trees arrived with Polynesian voyagers. After Maui wildfire, there's a chance to restore them

  • Oct 19, 2023
  • Oct 19, 2023 Updated Apr 10, 2026
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After the wildfire that destroyed Lahaina, many across the world who had visited Maui fixed their attention on the green leaves sprouting from a beloved, 150-year-old banyan tree in the burn zone. To some, the regrowth symbolized hope of recovery. But to a small, volunteer band of arborists, farmers and landscapers — many native to Hawaii — that attention on the banyan was misplaced. They focused on a different set of trees recognized as a centuries-old keystone in Lahaina history: the breadfruit tree.

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The trees arrived with Polynesian voyagers. After Maui wildfire, there's a chance to restore them

The trees arrived with Polynesian voyagers. After Maui wildfire, there's a chance to restore them

After the deadly wildfire in Lahaina this summer, people across the world focused  on the green leaves sprouting from a scorched, 150-year-old banyan tree as a symbol of hope. But arborists are also trying to save another set of trees, ones with greater significance in Hawaiian culture.

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