Please browse the cultural and scientific information about 145 plants commonly used in traditional Hawaiian culture. More information, plants, and pictures are coming soon. Search by Hawaiian names or scientific names. There isn't a one-to-one match but we've followed experts such as Mary Kawena Pukui, Isabella Abbott, and Beatrice Krauss as much as possible. We are not able to use diacritical marks at this time (okina & kahako) e kala mai! See our reference
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