Colocasia esculenta, commonly known as taro, is an herbaceous perennial with a starchy corm and nutritious heart-shaped ...

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 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 ...