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 Hawaii, where 90% of the food is imported, local farmers like Makua need boosts from federal funding so there is greater ...

Thanks to volunteers, including 40 students from the University of Hawaii Maui College, they were able to plant the kalo last July ... restored stream flow. The state Division of Aquatic ...

under the tutelage of University of Hawaii’s Dr. John Cho. And not just a little kalo, a lot of kalo. He and his wife would plant acres and acres around Maui, including Pulehu, Kula, Maliko ...

The staple root crop is so valued that it’s “known affectionately as the staff of life,” says University of Hawaii agroecologist Noa Kekuewa Lincoln. Known locally as kalo, the plant has ...