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

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

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