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40. Haokea. a well-known kalo, also called Haakca, Ha- 

 azcikca, Ahakca, and MaJiakca, q. v. There are two sub-varieties, 

 haulaiila and kcokco. 



41. HaokExV haulaula. Similar to Ha'okca kcokco, q. v., 

 save that the corm and poi is somewhat pinkish. Also called 

 Ha'okca haitliuU. This kalo was not considered suitable for offer- 

 ing to the gods. 



42. Haokea hauliuli. Synonym for Ha'okca iilaula. 



43. Haokea keokeo. A cultivated kalo, never growing wild, 

 but raised both in lo'i and in unirrigated fields. Was once grown 

 abundantly in Pauoa, Nuuanu and Kalihi, Oahu, but the Chinese 

 planters of today prefer Piialii. The interior of the corm is 

 whitish ; the corm forms a great quantity of oha (see propagation ) . 

 The leaves are clear green, and resemble the leaves of Apuzvai. 

 The poi is excellent. Lna'u of this kalo was formerly prized 

 highly by the kahuna, as the kalo was considered very desirable 

 for offering to the gods. The corms mature in eight months, they 

 can remain in the ground for ten months without serious dete- 

 rioration, but after this period they spoil and are worthless. The 

 Chinese planters pull them at six months, but this is much too 

 soon. 



44. Haole luahine. This kalo has an apt and comical native 

 name. Haloe luahine means "elderly foreign lady." Each period 

 of growth of the corm of this kalo is closed by a pronounced con- 

 striction, so that a corm might be fancifully likened to the head 

 and body of a person. The native women did not confine their 

 bodies at the waists, and were, of course, greatly surprised at the 

 constricted waists of foreign women. This kalo is therefore lik- 

 ened, in its constricted corm, to a plump, corseted, foreign woman. 

 The interior of the corm is yellowish, and the petioles are also 

 somewdiat yellowish. 



45. Hapu'u. See Hapit'u kea. 



46. Hapu'u kea. A kalo that is cultivated in damp places 

 near the edge of the forest, both in lo'i and unirrigated fields, not 

 growing wild. A notable locality for this variety is Koloa, near 

 Hana, Maui. The corm is of large size, with whitish interior. 

 The leaf is clear green, the base of the petiole is much darker. 

 The poi is light colored, and good in quality. The liia'u is good. 

 This kalo is not suitable for medicinal usage, nor for offering 

 to the gods. It matures in one year. 



47. Hapu'upu'u. Synonym for Hapnu, q. v. 



48. Hee. Raised in lo'i throughout Oahu. The foliage is 

 clear green : the corm wdthin is whitish. Connected with this kalo 

 is an interesting ancient legend, which is given in outline here- 

 with : Kauiapua'a, the hog-god, struggled with Pele, the goddess 

 who inhabited the volcano of Kilauea. He w^as vanquished and 

 fled, first into the sea. then into the kalo lo'i, and finally into the 

 forests. In each region he passed through five transformations. 



