Things tend to grow faster in the summer sun and here at Kapalai that fact holds true. We are only halfway through the year and we have already harvested 11,408 pounds of kalo. Spring and early summer are always busy times for us with everybody trying to get poi, kalo, and luau leaf for their...

There is an old Chinese proverb that Uncle Dean shared with us that goes something like this, “the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is now.” Not only as mahiʻai (farmers) but as kānaka (people) we need to always be thinking ahead. We’ve grown comfortable with being...

2018 has been our highest yielding year since we began planting in 2008. Closing out the year, we have harvested nearly 30,000 pounds of kalo. 17,000 pounds went out to families, restaurants, and suppliers in the form of raw kalo. The remainder was sold as poi or kalo paʻa. Due to large harvests early on...