According to lawmakers, designating taro as the state’s official plant signifies the important relationship between kalo and Native Hawaiians. Kalo is associated with the Hawaiian god Kāne ...

In the Kumulipo, the Hawaiian creation story, the goddess Ho‘ohōkūkalani gives birth to a stillborn son, who is buried in the fertile soil. In her grief, she waters the soil with her tears, and a ...

Kipahuli farmer John Lind was the winner in the wetland kalo category ... all varieties in Bulletin 84 are Hawaiian. There is no cost to enter. The whole plant must be clean and intact (top ...