What happened on Tanna is known as blackbirding ... To this day, at a clearing under a huge banyan tree in his village of Loutaliko, people gather to sing it. In Loutaliko, people in traditional ...

A huge banyan tree charred by the wildfires in Maui is sprouting new green leaves, giving hope all was not completely lost in the flames. The 150-year-old cultural landmark dominates the ...

perched high in the branches of a banyan tree overlooking a smoking volcano, I'd found the lodgings of my dreams. A night earlier I'd flown to Vanuatu's Tanna Island, famous as the home of one of ...

While the peepal symbolizes enlightenment and is considered sacred, the banyan, with its vast canopy and representation of strength and unity, has been chosen as India's national tree. Both ...

A large banyan tree in the heart of Old Lahaina that was badly scorched by the fires that ransacked Maui appears to have emerged from the flames still standing. In the aftermath of the devastating ...

Spanning nearly two acres and multiple centuries, the banyan tree in the heart of Hawaii’s wildfire-ravaged town of Lahaina literally and figuratively looms large. Its sprawling canopy and ...

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 sprawling tree survived ...

Now, Lahaina’s historic 150-year-old banyan tree has been charred by the wildfires and is dull in color – but still alive. “Banyan Tree in Lahaina smoldering at the base, but still standing ...

By Jacey Fortin Amid the charred ruins of Lahaina, one of the historic town’s cherished landmarks is still standing: a 150-year-old banyan tree. But it appears to have been badly singed by the ...

When wildfires ravaged Maui in August, homes and businesses were charred in the historic town of Lahaina — including the town's famed banyan tree. But the singed tree remained standing ...

By Livia Albeck-Ripka Over the decades, residents have gathered, feasted and proposed marriage beneath the 150-year-old banyan tree in the downtown area of Lahaina, Hawaii. But last month ...