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263. Welowelola. A kalo raised on Kauai in lo'i; near 

 Hilo, as a dry-land crop. The petiole is reddish, with two 

 darker stripes ; the leaf-blade is unmarked ; the corm is white 

 within. The name is fanciful and refers to the red rays of the 

 setting sun. 



264. Wehewa or Wehiwa. Synonyms for Wewehiwa. 



265. Wewehiwa. A variety raised in the Hilo region, Ha- 

 waii. 



266. WiA. 



In describing the varieties of kalo, the native Hawaiian uses 

 a color terminology that needs translation into English equiva- 

 lents, and modification to give it the proper botanic significance 

 with reference to kalo. The following terms are commonly 

 used : 



1. Ele-clc. Intensive of clc ; dark. To be dark colored, 

 blackish ; may be used in connection with any dark color, as very 

 dark green or very dark red. 



2. Ha-kea. Light colored, not dark, as a light green, or a 

 light yellow ; refers to shade or degree rather than to actual pig- 

 ment. 



3. Ha-lena-lcna. Yellow ; yellowish . 



4. Ha-uli-uli. The intensive of hatili; dark, shaded, blackish. 



5. Kaha-kaha. Marked, striped, streaked. 



6. Kco-kco. Light colored ; light ; clear ; not dark nor shaded. 



7. Kiko-kiko. Spotted ; speckled ; small mottlings. 



8. Mcle-uiclc. Yellow, amber like; the color of honey; a 

 translucent yellow. 



9. Olena-lena. Yellow ; bright yellow. 



10. Omao-mao. Green ; greenish. 



11. Onio-nio. Striped; spotted; mottled; with some design 

 or figure, like calico cloth. 



12. Oo-hina-hina. White; whitish; gray; silvery gray. 



13. Ula-ula. Reddish ; pink or purpHsh ; scarlet. 



14. Uli-iiU. Blue ; bluish ; bluish-gray ; darkish. 



In India, China, Japan, and the other countries in which kalo 

 is raised there are many variations, many of which deserve varietal 

 rank. The kalos of the Hawaiian Islands may be divided into 

 four groups : 



a. Kalos usually cultivated only in upland, dry-land, or unir- 

 rigated regions. Examples: Elepaio; Hocne; Icic; Naio. 



b. Kalos usually cultivated only in lowlands, wet-lands or ir- 

 rigated patches {lo'i). Examples: Koac ; Lan loa onioiiio; Le- 

 hua ku i ka zvao ; Puali'i; Poni. 



c. Kalos cultivated in both irrigated and unirrigated lands. 

 Examples: Apu zvai; Eleele; Hachac ; Ha'okca; Oi; Ipu-o-lono; 

 Ozvene. 



d. Wild kalos, growing in damp places in or near the forests. 

 Examples: Ahc ; Azvcozveo ; Hoolcnawao. 



