Taro, or kalo, more than any other plant in Hawai‘i, came to play a very important role in the life of Hawaiians. In Hawaiian mythology it is believed that mankind originated from Haloa ...

This story appears in the December 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Hawaiian legend holds that taro is the sacred ancestor of all Hawaiian people. The staple root crop is so valued that ...

The new cookbook “Hawai‘i Cooks with Taro,” not only presents Hawaiian traditional and contemporary taro recipes with photographs and simple instructions, but offers historical anecdotes and ...

Poi, a staple starch of Native Hawaiians, is cooked taro root that has been mashed into a paste. In short, poi is mashed taro ...

When intrepid Polynesian settlers rooted in Hawaii between 1000 and 1200, they brought some staple crops with them, including taro. Taro was then turned into poi, a sticky, sour, dough-like food ...

Order only a small portion first to see if you like it. “Traditional Hawaiians consider taro sacred, and in the cosmology of Hawaiian people, it is considered to be our ancestor. We treat taro ...

Stories share that prior to the 20 th century, Waikīkī’s marshlands were able to sustain approximately 100,000 Hawaiians. As ...

The Hawaii Supreme Court sided with Native Hawaiian taro farmers and cultural practitioners in a ruling on Thursday, saying that the state’s practice of issuing revocable permits to divert ...

State Department of Land and Natural Resources photos A 17-year battle over water rights in East Maui that pitted Native Hawaiian taro farmers and practitioners against Alexander & Baldwin and its ...

Sumo legend Taro Akebono, who drove a resurgence in the sport's popularity and became its first foreign grand champion, has died of heart failure at the age of 54. The Hawaiian-born wrestler ...