Inspired by the Lahaina wildfires, Kohala High’s Naʻau ʻŌiwi students created “emergency kalo rations,” which included freeze ...

which explains the importance of taro in Hawaiian culture.” At its peak, kalo was planted on over 35,000 acres. Today, only less than 350 acres are dedicated to kalo. To keep up with the demand ...

Adding kalua pig, taro leaves and smoke meat not only enriched ... it was a pairing of kalua pig and clams in a broth. Currently, this kalo ramen is sold only at ChefZone. By the time this article ...

“It’s called papa kalai‘aina, because we’re teaching the ‘ohana (family members) and the keiki (kids) to grow kalo (taro),” Francisco said. “I teach them how to grow in Puna’s ...

Farmers would collaborate and share the auwai’s flow of water with each other, using makaha, or a type of gate, that would redirect water to each farmer’s loi kalo, often alternating days that ...

Even though the total number of Pacific Islanders in King County is less than 1% of the overall population, it is a tight ...

In the past, meals would have consisted primarily of Kalo (or taro), used as a base and staple starch – food cooked in an imu (an underground oven) and steamed with Hawaiian sea salt.

Nick Kalamakani Francisco received the Friend of Youth Award for his work teaching kids and families how to grow and harvest taro. He can often ... they’ll harvest the kalo they planted and ...

Umitani proposes a senate-supported bill that would provide a General Excise Tax (GET) Exemption for the sale of operational costs for Kalo (Taro) farmers. She argues providing this tax break will ...

On Maui, during Kīpuka Olowalu’s two community workdays a week, volunteers remove invasive plants, cultivate native plants and restore kalo (taro) fields in Olowalu Valley. Or join a beach cleanup day ...

and kalo (taro). Maui County is highlighted as a model for advocates and policymakers nationwide interested in advancing legislation that supports locally grown, cultural foods. The Healthy Food ...