Growing taro, called kalo in Hawaiian, has tasty rewards. Kalo was brought to Hawaii centuries ago by the Polynesians as a staple food. Although many preparation techniques were practiced, pounding ...

In a Hawaiian genesis story, a stillborn baby’s grave site grows the first taro plant, which feeds his younger brother, the first Hawaiian. The tale is at the root of the culture’s reverence for taro, ...

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 ...

WAIMANALO, OAHU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Nearly a thousand pounds of kalo were stolen from a Waimanalo farm just days before harvest -- and this wasn't just any taro either, but Hawaiian varieties that were ...

Our weekly “Aloha Authentic” segment highlights various streets across the pae ʻāina so we can dig into those names, and in turn, learn something new. This week, we bring attention to a traditional ...

Growing taro, called kalo in Hawaiian, has tasty rewards. Kalo was brought to Hawaii centuries ago by the Polynesians as a staple food. Although many preparation techniques were practiced, pounding ...