Kalo farmer Bobby Pahia of Hoaloha Farms stands in a field of his dryland taro Friday morning in Waikapu. He is in charge roughly 300 acres of farmland owned by developer Mike Atherton and ...

As Hawai’i faces increasing environmental challenges from deforestation, invasive species, and climate change, Limahuli National Tropical Botanical Garden is working to restore the islands’ native ...

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 ...

Last July, residents planted two patches full of kalo, the first in the valley in ... The significance of Kahoma flowing again “goes way beyond this taro patch,” Kalepa added.

Known locally as kalo, the plant has been fundamental to the Hawaiian diet and culture for centuries—but its future is uncertain. Once one of the world’s most cultivated root crops ...

Heeia ahupua’a is home to a kalo [taro] farm. The nonprofit organization Kako’o ‘oiwi has weekly work days here, where you get dirty pulling weeds in the mud, planting without tools ...

Instead of two scoops rice or mac salad, now you can get a side of steamed or mashed locally grown kalo, or taro, and uala, or sweet potato. Both vegetables taste just as good and are healthier ...

“He wanted to see something like this where the students would see the significance of kalo, or taro, and how important the aina is to the well-being of people,” said Jason ...