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Ailing banyan being removed was monument to Moiliili’s first Japanese settlers

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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

A century-old banyan tree, dedicated to Kihachi and Shika Kashiwabara, the first Japanese immigrants in the area, was being removed Wednesday at Moiliili Triangle Park.