But also, during that time, sentiment grew against the tree as a symbol of Lahaina. The 151-year-old banyan tree, once 60 ...

Vat Savitri Vrat is a sacred Hindu festival observed by married women to pray for their husband's long life and a harmonious married life. In 2025, it will be celebrated on Monday, 26 May, coinciding ...

But for many others it is a symbol of colonial rule that has dispossessed Native Hawaiians of their land and suppressed their language and culture. For generations, the banyan tree served as a ...