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Kahanu Garden Maui, Hawaii Kahanu Garden and Preserve is a botanical garden located on the Hana Highway (close to the 31-mile or 50-kilometre marker) near Hana , Maui , Hawaii . It is one of five gardens of the non-profit National Tropical Botanical Garden , the others being McBryde , Allerton , and Limahuli Garden and Preserve on Kauaʻi , and ...
Breadfruit, sweet potato, kava, and heʻe are associated with the four major Hawaiian gods: Kāne, Kū, Lono and Kanaloa. Popular condiments included paʻakai ( salt ), ground kukui nut , limu ( seaweed ), and ko ( sugarcane ) which was used as both a sweet and a medicine.
The world's largest collection of breadfruit varieties was established by botanist Diane Ragone, from over 20 years' travel to 50 Pacific islands, on a 4-hectare (10-acre) plot outside of Hana, on the isolated east coast of Maui .
The Breadfruit Institute was created by the National Tropical Botanical Garden in 2002 to increase focus on the preservation of breadfruit germplasm and promoting the fruit as a highly nutritional answer to global food shortages. The mission of the Breadfruit Institute is to promote the conservation and use of breadfruit for food and reforestation.
Ahupuaa map of Oahu; Moku and Ahupuaa maps of the eight main Hawaiian Islands (Islandbreath.org) Haiken, Melanie (2022-08-18). "Hawaii's ancient land management system". BBC Travel. The ahupua'a system of land development, in practice for more than 1,000 years, has the potential to show the world a new path to sustainability.
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — When a deadly wildfire tore through Lahaina on Maui last August, the wall of flames scorched the 151-year-old banyan tree along the historic town's Front Street. But the ...
Hāna Ranch — the largest land offering on the Hawaiian island of Maui — has hit the market for $75 million. The 3,546-acre ranch was established as a working cattle ranch in 1944.
Artocarpus altilis, the breadfruit, is believed to be a domesticated descendant of A. camansi, selectively bred by Polynesians to be predominantly seedless. [5] [6] Breadnut trees can usually be found in tropical environments along low-lying areas at an elevation of 0–1,550 m (0–5,085 ft), inundated riverbanks, and in freshwater swamps. [3]