Lahaina, Hawaiʻi
Two Weeks Later
The sun was warm and bright on a clear day as Daniel and Ed walked along Front Street toward Banyan Tree Park in front of the old courthouse. A large, one-hundred-fifty-year-old tree nearly filled the entirety of the park. It gave the illusion it was multiple trees based on the number of tree trunks it developed from its roots. Daniel was impressed by its grandeur and size.
“This is beautiful,” he said as he admired the tree in all of its glory.
“Yes, it is,” Ed remarked. “I thought you would like it. It’s the largest tree of its kind in Hawaiʻi and the U.S.”
Ed stopped to admire the humongous Banyan tree as well. In the distance, smaller boats and yachts were moored, and crews were shouting orders to each other at the nearby harbor. But the size
