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Honokane Iki
'Awa Honokane Iki is named after the valley where it was once abundant. The name is not a traditional one found in ethnographies, chants, or oral histories. Honokãne Iki is a valley in the Kohala District on the island of Hawai'i, just beyond Pololu and Honokane Nui valleys. We know that the valleys between Waipi'o and Pololu were inhabited by Hawaiians for centuries. After the Kohala Ditch was completed in 1906, much of the stream water was diverted to sugar cultivation. Residents from Pololu to Honopue gave up their homes and farms and moved away (Clark 1985, 149). This cultivar was also found in the old 'awa fields of the South Kona district. With its conspicuous lenticels, long internodes, and erect growing habit, Honokane Iki is sometimes mistaken for the Nene variety. Honokane Iki has fewer spots than Nene has and they are farther apart. Striation may be seen on many of the lower stalks. Reproduced with permission fromHawaiian 'Awa Views of an Ethnobotanical Treasure Edited by Ed Johston and Helen Rogers Association for Hawaiian 'Awa Hilo, Hi ©2007 |
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