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 ...

Instead of two scoops rice or mac salad, now you can get a side of steamed or mashed locally grown kalo, or taro, and uala, or sweet potato. Both vegetables taste just as good and are healthier ...