Nakamura shared that HB659 HD2 will take effect on Jan. 1 to declare taro, otherwise known as kalo, will be adopted, established and designated the state’s official plant. It is believed that ...

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 ...

Kalo taro production on each of the major islands of Hawaii circa 1994 Meet the amazing people who love and continue to cultivate taro on loi that in some cases has been in the family for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kuleana land and farm of Ho‘okahi Alves in south Waikapu shows no water coming through piping (first photo) that feeds loi kalo taro patches (second photo). Hokuao Pellegrino, president of Hui o ...

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 ...