Taro - Kalo The Staff of Life
by Craig Wood
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Taro - Kalo The Staff of Life
Artist
Craig Wood
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Photograph - Photo
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Taro or Kalo is the ancient staple of Hawaiian settlers ventures and is said to be the ancestor of Hawaiians. One Hawaiian legend tells of Wakea, Father Heaven, who bore a child with the Daughter of Earth. Born prematurely, the deformed infant, Haloa, was in the shape of a bulb. Wakea buried the body at one corner of his house. The couple’s second-born child, also named Haloa, was a healthy boy who would become the ancestor of the Hawaiian people. Haloa was to respect and look after his older brother for all eternity. The elder Haloa, the root of life, would always sustain and nourish his young brother and his descendants. Early Hawaiians supposedly consumed up to 15 pounds of taro a day.
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December 4th, 2015
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