The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo Pahia started growing taro, or kalo in Hawaiian, under the tutelage of University of Hawaii’s Dr. John Cho. And not just a little kalo, a lot of kalo.
Lahaina waterman Archie Kalepa (left) and Kamehameha Schools Regional Director Venus Rosete-Medeiros work to free stalks of kalo Friday morning on Kalepa’s family property in Kahoma Valley.