Lahaina Banyan Tree
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.
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Is Lahaina Banyan Tree haunted?
The record holds 2 claims, 1 legend, 1 named entity — filed as reported, not verified. The heaviest filing is classed documented legend. The archive documents the claim; it takes no position on the ghost.
The record — long form
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.
The record of claims
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.
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.
The tree’s lore is documented. The reports at Lahaina Banyan Tree are the site's second history — unofficial, unverified, and stubbornly retold. The story is documented as legend — recorded and retold, never verified as fact. The legend does what legends do — it explains the place in a way the records can't.
Alleged entities
The tree’s lore is documented. The presence goes by The banyan. The reports at Lahaina Banyan Tree are the site's second history — unofficial, unverified, and stubbornly retold. The report is preserved in sources like 'Lahaina Banyan'. Named presences persist where anonymous reports fade — the file's name here is The banyan.
Documented history
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 on file
- 01Lahaina BanyanWikipedia · encyclopedia · A4
Field notes & open questions
HI2 batch; VERIFY task auto-queued.