MO‘OLELO
Nā 'Āpana O Ke Kalo. In Hawai‘i, kalo is so much more than a primary food source. To kanaka maoli, this canoe plant is the source of life. Each part of the plant has a name and had a purpose, whether for planting, eating or even as fertilizer for future kalo.
- ‘A‘a‘a: Fibers in the corm
- A‘a lau: Veins of the taro leaf
- ‘Ao lū‘au: Unexpanded leaf blade
- Hā: Leaf stalk
- Huluhulu: Roots from the corm; lit. hair
- ‘I‘o kalo : Flesh of the taro corm
- ‘Ili kalo : Skin of the taro corm
- Ka‘e lau: Edge of the taro leaf
- Kōhina: Part of the taro where the corm is cut away from the top
- Lihi māwae: Edge (lihi) of the petiole groove (māwae)
- Lū‘au: Young taro tops
- Mahae: Leaf indentation
- Māwae: Petiole groove
- ‘Ohā: Corms (cormlets) or shoots produced from the parent corm
- Piko: Nave of leaf blade
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