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Botany, geography, natural history, humans, and the arts. Pacific Northwest, Alaska, Hawai'i. Thomas R. Belfield - MA - Department of Geography - University of Hawai`i at Mānoa. Nānā ao.
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Voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia set to depart on next leg of voyage in Pacific
As part of the Moananuiākea Voyage, the Polynesian Voyaging Society reports that voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia will soon depart Rarotonga, Cook Islands, for Aotearoa (New Zealand).
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![According to William Hillebrand (1821-1886), a young Prussian physician and plant collector, the tuberous roots of this species was eaten as a famine food by the early Hawaiians. Other sources state that "the tubers were rarely, if ever, eaten by the Hawaiians," or "may have used been used as famine food by the Hawaiians, but apparently was not very palatable." [2,3]
The vines were used to tie rafters in homes.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qtuljsccttrkv2ixxeuqetgk/bafkreia6qqlaiphdm5aigpubagm7o6roeib4m3m4cpcvzjogzcdqx5uiti@jpeg)
![Lo'ulu (Pritchardia spp.): The hard wood of the trunk of taller species of lo'ulu were fashioned into spears by early Hawaiians.
The fruits called hāwane or wāhane were peeled and eaten by early Hawaiians. They collected young fruits. The flavor of young fruit with the soft interior is similar to coconut. The trunks lo'ulu were notched for climbing to gather the immature fruits and fronds. Older specimens still bear notches that can be seen today. [5,6,7]
The fronds, or leaves, called lau hāwane were used by the early Hawaiians for thatching and more recently as plaiting such as papale (hats) and fans.
Maiden's lo'ulu has been grown for many years on the Kona coast and probably one of the most popular loulu with Hawaiians. Loulu were planted and cultivated around Hawaiian dwellings.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qtuljsccttrkv2ixxeuqetgk/bafkreicehoeseuf3jbhkiez7b53ghc3jvddnv5l3hpovulahv55ovelrt4@jpeg)
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