The towering banyan tree toppled during a storm on July 12 Lesley Cosme Torres is a writer at PEOPLE covering crime. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. Her work has previously appeared in the ...

A portion of Kilauea Avenue, a busy crosstown thoroughfare in Hilo, remained closed Sunday after a massive banyan tree near the corner of Aupuni Street uprooted, toppled and crashed Saturday afternoon ...

The debris from the banyan tree on Hilo’s Kilauea Avenue that uprooted and fell July 12, killing two women, has been trucked away and disposed of, and damage caused by the massive tree crashing onto ...

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — When a deadly wildfire tore through Lahaina on Maui last August, the wall of flames scorched the 151-year-old banyan tree along the historic town’s Front Street. But the ...

Hawaii County’s fire chief says his department did what it could to discover if there were any victims — alive or dead — in the rubble of a banyan tree that collapsed July 13 in Hilo. The bodies of ...

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — When a deadly wildfire tore through Lahaina on Maui last August, the wall of flames scorched the 151-year-old banyan tree along the historic town’s Front Street. But the ...

The tree, which has 12 major trunks, is more than 60 feet tall. Its branches shade a 2/3-acre expanse of the park. Details: Open 24/7 at Lahaina Banyan Court Park, 671 Front St., Lahaina 2. The Old ...

Lahaina's 151-year-old banyan tree is recovering after a devastating wildfire swept through the town in Maui, Hawaii last August. Thanks to the tireless efforts of arborists and dedicated volunteers, ...

While the state grapples with a pair of troublesome Banyan Drive properties, Hawaii County and state officials have big plans for the future of the Waiakea Peninsula. The approximately 101 acres of ...

A banyan tree fell in Hawaii on July 12, and human remains were found in the debris days later, police said. Screengrab from Hawaiʻi Fire Department's video via Hawaii News Now Two woman were found ...

The towering banyan tree toppled during a storm on July 12 Two women’s bodies were discovered inside a fallen banyan tree in Hilo, Hawaii The victims were identified on a GoFundMe page as Trisha and ...