Pray for Maui
Aug 12, 2023 00:50:06 #
Pray for Maui. Can't believe the devastation caused by the inferno that swept Lahaina. We were there last year and frequented the restaurants and shops on Front St. Now all gone. Even the Banyon Tree looked like a giant ash. Hopefully, Mother Nature will give it back to us. The tree in a happier time.
Aug 12, 2023 05:32:13 #
Aug 12, 2023 09:34:50 #
arobi44
Loc: Delaware
Was at that spot in February. Hopefully, Mother Nature will make a full recovery. Lovely place and lovely people. Pray they recover well.
Aug 12, 2023 12:06:53 #
tomc601 wrote:
Pray for Maui. Can't believe the devastation caused by the inferno that swept Lahaina. We were there last year and frequented the restaurants and shops on Front St. Now all gone. Even the Banyon Tree looked like a giant ash. Hopefully, Mother Nature will give it back to us. The tree in a happier time.
Yup I have been in constant contact with a friend who lives there. He was one of the lucky one's whose house was spared. We are donating to American Red Cross to help out the victims. Last count over 65 dead!
Aug 12, 2023 13:29:18 #
Aug 12, 2023 14:50:13 #
I am so sorry. We were there, and even saw that Banyon tree about 6 years ago.
Aug 12, 2023 19:21:19 #
Last I heard some were saying the tree might recover. Mick Fleetwood of the band Fleetwood Mack owned a restaurant on Front St. that was lost in the fires. A terrible tragedy.
Don
Don
Aug 12, 2023 22:14:14 #
Nature is resilient...more than we are in fact.
Years ago I had a fire roar through part of my property...about 7 acres went up big time...nowhere near the house...but still.
Big giant oaks...charred black...lots of them.
One truly big Oak in particular...its ashes were ghost white...the Firefighter I knew came back a few times and told me...white means dead....the black ones will come back...go ahead and cut it down.
First off...it was probably the biggest Oak I had in that area...secondly I knew a snag was just as important as a living tree to the biosphere...so I left it alone.
Sure enough the black ones all came back within a few months...new growth.
But... two years later...I called my friend up and said...come on over when it's convenient.
Then I walked him back...and showed him the Big Daddy "ghost" Oak...all new bark...busting out as big as ever...shiny new.
He never saw anything like it.
I said that's because...no one waits.
Resilient.
Years ago I had a fire roar through part of my property...about 7 acres went up big time...nowhere near the house...but still.
Big giant oaks...charred black...lots of them.
One truly big Oak in particular...its ashes were ghost white...the Firefighter I knew came back a few times and told me...white means dead....the black ones will come back...go ahead and cut it down.
First off...it was probably the biggest Oak I had in that area...secondly I knew a snag was just as important as a living tree to the biosphere...so I left it alone.
Sure enough the black ones all came back within a few months...new growth.
But... two years later...I called my friend up and said...come on over when it's convenient.
Then I walked him back...and showed him the Big Daddy "ghost" Oak...all new bark...busting out as big as ever...shiny new.
He never saw anything like it.
I said that's because...no one waits.
Resilient.
Aug 13, 2023 00:15:59 #
808caver
Loc: Maui
Our fires were fueled by dry conditions and 50-80mph winds blowing into close, historic wooden structures. 60 historical structures are ashes, 4500 displaced, 2270 homes destroyed, 145 businesses and a 6 billion repair bill. This has been our state's worst natural disaster with 89 dead so far and several hundred missing. Even the harbor and boats burned. And we all hope that the Banyon Tree will show life, the base was heated, farther up some big branches were slightly burned and the crown was substantially burned. This was a bad moment for us here on Maui and in Hawaii, but we remain strong.
Aloha
Rob
Aloha
Rob
Aug 13, 2023 08:00:21 #
Praying 🙏. High losses for the area.
Tremendous tree! I think it should recover, given time. I'm pretty sure I've seen photos of this tree before.
Tremendous tree! I think it should recover, given time. I'm pretty sure I've seen photos of this tree before.
Aug 13, 2023 08:06:14 #
808caver wrote:
Our fires were fueled by dry conditions and 50-80m... (show quote)
I lived in New York when 911 happened. I know how a community can suffer and how it can rebound. I pray that we can soon return to a rebuilt Maui and again share with you the beauty and charm of your home.
Aloha,
Tom
Aug 13, 2023 08:41:10 #
808caver wrote:
Our fires were fueled by dry conditions and 50-80m... (show quote)
Has what sparked the fire been determined? All I've heard is wind from the typhoon to the south & the other storm frm the north. But, wind fans a fire, doesn't START a fire!
Aug 13, 2023 09:08:44 #
twowindsbear wrote:
Has what sparked the fire been determined? All I've heard is wind from the typhoon to the south & the other storm frm the north. But, wind fans a fire, doesn't START a fire!
What else comes with storms...
Aug 13, 2023 09:13:41 #
Nothing definitive as yet.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/how-did-hawaii-wildfires-start-what-know-about-maui-big-island-blazes-2023-08-11/
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/how-did-hawaii-wildfires-start-what-know-about-maui-big-island-blazes-2023-08-11/
Aug 13, 2023 09:14:39 #
wakeupnfly
Loc: wyandotte, Mi
Most likely, the wind took down power lines that arced in very dry brush and started the fire. They are normally dry this time of year, but, this year has been dryer than normal.
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