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 ...

“When I started planting taro, I believe something spiritual ... water security are a hard thing to come by.” A native Hawaiian plant nursery. Super sweet mango. Ulu trees.

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 ...

Taro was then turned into poi ... his older brother and was nourished by the plant that grew from him. Haloa is considered the ancestor of the Hawaiian people, and even today, the story remains ...