Uka Kava Big Island Organic Hawaiian Papa 'Ele'ele Pu'upu'u Kava ('Awa)

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Hawaiian 'Awa
Views of an Ethnobotanical Treasure
Edited by Ed Johston and Helen Rogers
Association for Hawaiian 'Awa
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Papa' Ele'ele Pu'upu'u

Papa 'ele'ele pu'upu'u is a name which was devised recently to match the appearance of this 'awa. It is named after the dark Papa 'ele'ele variety with the addition of the word “pu'upu'u,' which means "full of protuberances, lumps” (Pukui and Elbert 1986, 360).

Typical characteristics of this cultivar are its short to medium intemodes and dark, highly spotted stalks. Its growth habit is normal, and its leaf piko is dark.

As with any 'awa plant, the amount of light plays a role in its overall growth. If grown in full sun, the internodes will be shorter than if grown in shade.

Papa 'ele'ele pu'upu'u was collected from forest stands in Honolua and Kipahulu valleys on Maui and in 'Opihikao in the Puna district of the island of Hawai'i. The patch in 'Opihikao has since been destroyed.

Reproduced with permission from
Hawaiian 'Awa
Views of an Ethnobotanical Treasure
Edited by Ed Johston and Helen Rogers
Association for Hawaiian 'Awa
Hilo, Hi
©2007

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