Video of the tree falling shows it pulling down power lines and ripping a large chunk of dirt from the ground.

Right on the button, at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, July 1, I turned on my television and selected channel 326 (Direct TV), to start my day with my usually scheduled day opener as I sip my coffee, that being ...

The Hawaiʻi County Fire Department responded to a downed banyan tree in Hilo that had blocked the road, downed some power lines and damaged some property on July 12.