taro

  Kalo (for growth stages see Haw.-Eng. entry); kohana mimi (rare). See poi (Eng.-Haw.).

  Popular ancient taros include lehua and pi'iali'i, and medicinal taros haokea and lauloa (HP 12).

    Taro leaf, lau kalo, lā'alo; pua'a hulu 'ole (fig., used ceremonially); lau kapalili, lau kapalala (legendary names).

    First taro leaves, laupa'e, laupa'i.

    Young leaves, paha.

    Unexpanded taro leaf, lū'au, 'ao lū'au.

    Taro top, huli; huli mio (spent strength).

    Taro shoot, 'ohā.

    Center of taro corm, 'aihē.

    Taro where corm is cut away, kōhina.

    Taro plant after half of young leaf is removed, 'ōpe'ape'a.

    Small tubers, 'āla'ala'a.

    Taro stalk, hā.

    Last of taro crop. 'oene.

    Worn-out ratoon crops, palili, paunihinihi, 'ōnihinihi, 'ānihinihi, pahūpahū.

    Cooked unpounded taro, kalo pa'a, 'ai 'oko'a, kūpu'u, kuwala, kuelo, nē'ū.

    Dried taro, 'ao.

    Cooked taro leaves, lū'au, pē'ū.

    Cooked, pounded but undiluted taro, pa'i 'ai, 'ai pa'a.

    Taro pudding, kūlolo, piele.

    Taro baked in ti leaves, 'ai lau, 'oana.

    Cooked taro that has fermented, 'ī'īaao.

    To peel, as taro stems, ihi, 'āpikipiki.

    To pound taro, ku'i 'ai, ku'i poi.

    To break up cooked taro in first stage of poi making, pākī'ai.

    To pull taro, huhuki 'ai, huhuki i ke kalo.

    Taro patch, lo'i kalo, lo'ilo'i, māla 'ai, ala'alai, aualalo'i, kipi, hakupa'a.

    Division between taro patches, pale kōhina, kuāuna, kaikā, īkā.

    Series of taro patches, kuapapa lo'i.

    To eat cooked taro, 'ai i kalo mo'a (enjoy a tranquil life of ease).

    Kinds of taros (alternate names are in parentheses): 'a'ae ('ae, wa'e), 'āhē, 'ala, 'ala-o-Puna (welowelolā), 'ao'ao-leo-nui, 'āpi'i, 'apo, 'apowale, 'apu, 'apuwai ('a'apuwai), 'awapuhi, 'āweu ('āweuweu), 'eka'eka, 'ele'ele (hinupua'a, naioea), 'ele'ele mākoko, 'ele'ele 'ōma'o, 'ele'ele 'ula, ēulu, haehae, haokea ('ahakea, ha'akea, hā'awikea, lūkea), hāpu'upu'u (hāpu'u), hekili, helemauna, hi'iaka, hinalea, hinapū, hona, ho'oleinawao, hulipūloa, humuhumu, 'ie'ie, iheihe, iheihe lei, 'ili'ā, 'iliuaua, 'i'oaweawe, ipu-o-Lono, ka'eolau, ka'eonui, kāī, kalalau, kāmau, kanaio, kāni'o, kele, kihi-lau-nui, ki'i-hekekē, kīkīpalapala, koa'e, kuamū, kūkae'iole, kūmū, kū'oho, lapa, lauloa (hāloa; see palakea), launui, lehua (see Haw.-Eng. entry for varieties), lehua ke'oke'o (waiakea), lehua maoli, lehua pala'i'i ('i'i, pala'i'i), le'o, lī'apu, lihilihi molina, līlīlehua, lola, māea, mahakea, mahamaha, mahiki, māhuna, maihua, mā'i'i'i, mā'ili, mā'i'o, maka'ōpio, makaua, mākohi, mākoko (kia'i-ma-ka-lae), mana (see Haw.-Eng. entry and entries that follow it), mana kukula hema (manua), manini, manini 'ōpelu, manini 'ōwali, mimi'iole, moano, mokihana, nahiolea, naio, naliliko'i, nana, nanapiko, nao, naua, nāwao (kanawao), ne'ene'e (moi), nihopu'u, nina, nohu, nuku 'e'ehu (nuku 'ehu), nukukau, nukumanu, oalu, oalu nui, 'oā'oā, 'o'au, 'o'au ulu niu, 'ohe, 'ōhi'a, ola'aloa (la'aloa), 'o'olu, 'o'opukai, 'ōpelu, 'ōpelu haole, pa'akai, pa'akai mikomiko, pa'apa'a'ina, pa'ea, pa'ele-hili-mānoanoa, pa'iaha, pakaiea, pākea, pala, palakea (lauloa hā'ele'ele, lauloa palakea), palakea 'ele'ele, palakea ke'oke'o, pala mahiki, pālau, pani'ole, pāpākole-kāwa'a, pāpākole koa'e, pāpalakea, papamū, papapueo, paua, pau'iole, pā'ū-o-Hi'iaka, pehua, peluhā'ele, pia, piapia, pi'iali'i, pi'ihālāwai, piko (see Haw.-Eng. entry and entries that follow it), pilimai, pōhina, poni, puakawaihae, pu'ukōnane, uahi-a-Pele, ualehu, uaua, uia, 'ula'ula, wehiwa (wewehiwa).