Time-lapse of growing taro directly from root. The root (edible) was bought from neighboring Asian grocery market. It was ...

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — A super-sized taro root has been harvested on Hawaii’s Big Island. The 50-pound corm, which is the root of a taro plant, was grown on Aina ‘Ahiu Farm in Hawaii Island’s ...

People always seem surprised to find that taro, the root vegetable from which the gluey Hawaiian porridge poi is made, isn’t only Polynesian. In ancient times it was cultivated throughout the Old ...

The University of Hawaii-Manoa has decided that some patents, even if they have commercial potential, just are not worth having. The university last month relinquished its three patents on breeds of ...

WAIMEA, Hawaii (KITV4) -- A lot of schools have gardens, but there's one in North Hawaii that hopes its new garden will one day be able to feed every student. Educator Pat Ayat at Waimea Middle School ...

HILO A troop of Boy Scouts spruced up one of the courses at Skyline Eco-Adventures last week with a new taro patch. About 10 Boy Scouts planted 100 taro at the end of a course after enjoying a day of ...

This is part of Travel Firsts, a series featuring trips that required a leap of faith or marked a major life milestone. Trudging through knee-deep, murky water with an ax in hand was not what I ...

Ever since the discovery of the lotus effect in the early 1970s, researchers have designed and tested superhydrophobic surfaces with potential applications in self-cleaning, low-drag, anti-icing, and ...

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii >> A super-sized taro root has been harvested on the Big Island. The 50-pound corm, which is the root of a taro plant, was grown on Aina ‘Ahiu Farm in South Kona and could possibly ...

Nellie and Clarence Medeiros pose with a 50-pound taro root unearthed at the couple’s South Kona farm on Hawaii island. West Hawaii Today photo via AP KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — A super-sized taro ...