The Famed 150 Year Old Banyan Tree, Courthouse, Flagpole highlighted Aug 8, 2023
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Words cannot describe the tragedy. Author was born and raised on Maui. Going to Lahaina was a treat as a kid and later in life.
Words cannot describe the tragedy. Author was born and raised on Maui. Going to Lahaina was a treat as a kid and later in life.
![Author's Personal Photo taken on March 26, 2025: Only the Buddha statue remains. The temple did not survive the fire in August 2023.
The temple was established in 1912 and stood on its current location since 1932.[2]
In 1968, the temple had a 12-foot high statue (3.7 m) of the Amida Buddha installed for the centenary of the first Japanese people coming in Hawaii.[3]
On July 1, 2023, the temple celebrated their first public Obon Festival since the COVID-19 pandemic in Hawaii.[4]
Many of the temple's buildings were damaged or destroyed in the 2023 Hawaii wildfires, though the Amida Buddha statue survived.[5][2]
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