Aloha Friday Photograph: Lahaina Entrance Road with updates on the 2nd anniversary of the tragic fires

Mahalo to Alison Skinner for sharing this beautiful Aloha Friday Photo that she took from Entrance Road in Lahaina. As she shared this photograph, she advised us, “Maui holds a particular place in my soul. I ache to return.” I believe many people can relate to that feeling.

Although the constants of the ocean, solar and sky stay, Lahaina’s Entrance Road is ceaselessly modified. If you consider Entrance Road, what ideas come to thoughts? For me, I consider a vibrant road lined with colourful outlets and eating places, the sounds of Hawaiian music coming from the outlets, the historical past, the banyan tree, and the appears to be like of pleased individuals who had been counting their blessings to be in such a particular place.

It was August 8, 2023 that the tragic fires ceaselessly modified a beloved city. Rebuilding has been sluggish. Just a few Entrance Road companies that weren’t destroyed within the fireplace have reopened, however the overwhelming majority of the buildings solely have a rock or concrete basis standing and nothing else.

Although badly burned, Lahaina’s 152-year-old banyan tree is recovering fairly properly. I like to think about the banyan tree as an emblem of Lahaina’s resiliency with hope of restoration.

For a recap of the progress Lahaina has made, I like to recommend the next YouTube video with glorious drone footage.

After you’ve watched the video, please share your impressions of the progress.