LAHAINA BANYAN TREE
Site — Lahaina, Hawaii
Status: Operating · Access: Open to public
Dossier: https://haunthunt.com/place/lahaina-banyan-tree-lahaina-hawaii/

The 1873 banyan—burned 2023, still standing.

A site in Lahaina, Hawaii, Lahaina Banyan Tree is filed here for what the record attaches to it. The 1873 banyan—burned 2023, still standing. The file’s recurring figure goes by a name, not a description: the banyan. The dossier holds 2 reported claims, 1 legend and 1 documented fact, with the verified spine filed separately from the lore. The site is open to visitors.

The banyan is the '73 — the 8-foot sapling that's the gift, the '50 years' that's the mission. The '23 was the fire — the charred that's the standing, the 'roots' that's the hope. The 46 are the trunks — the 1.94 acres that's the coverage, the 'largest in US' that's the claim.
The Kamehameha is the site — the first palace that's the ground, the 'Lele' that's the old name. The India is the origin — the missionaries who sent, the 'quarter-mile' that's the circumference. The banyan is the heart — the gathering that's the Lahaina, the fire that's the survived.
The file keeps the banyan: the 1873 planting, the '23 fire, the 46 trunks, and the Kamehameha site.
The Lahaina banyan is the archive's Hawaii file — the tree that lived.

WHY THIS FILE MATTERS
The Lahaina banyan is the archive's Hawaii file — the charred survivor.
A tree keeps its roots — the file's suggestion being that the banyan's hold is the survival: the '73 gift, the '23 fire, and the 'roots' that are the hope.

FILED CLAIMS — 2 on record, reported not verified
· [Documented legend] legend: The tree’s lore is documented. The banyan is the name the reports keep returning to. The reports at Lahaina Banyan Tree are the site's second history — unofficial, unverified, and stubbornly retold. 'Lahaina Banyan' preserves the telling; the record keeps it filed where it belongs, as lore. Sources including 'Lahaina Banyan' keep the claim in circulation. As folklore it's unkillable: the story is too good, and the place too fitting, to let go.
  source: Lahaina Banyan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banyan_tree_in_Lahaina)
· [Anecdotal] apparition: Reported a presence at the tree. The reports at Lahaina Banyan Tree are the site's second history — unofficial, unverified, and stubbornly retold. Witness accounts, no evidence file: the claim is anecdotal and stays that way. The figure remains the site's most-repeated sighting. The lore keeps its witness.
  source: Lahaina Banyan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banyan_tree_in_Lahaina)

HISTORY — 1 documented facts
· [1873] The 1873 planting and the 2023 fire are documented. Lahaina Banyan Tree's past is on record — the entry belongs to the verified layer beneath whatever lore attaches. It's verified history: the dossier's load-bearing detail. 'Lahaina Banyan' documents the entry. The entry's timeline holds it; the lore holds the rest.

SOURCES — 1 cited
· Lahaina Banyan — Wikipedia
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banyan_tree_in_Lahaina

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