The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo WAIKAPU — Bobby Pahia refused to be a taro farmer. Nope. Not happening. Never. He said growing up on Oahu, his friends all had to work on taro farms after ...

Hoping to change that, Miyasaka and her team are testing blight-resistant taro at the University of Hawaii. Irrigation has also been an issue. Abundant water is key for growing taro, but large ...

[Caleb Kingwara, Standard] After sampling it in her kitchen garden, Dr Caren Otieno, 48, saw the potential in growing taro, popularly known as nduma in a rain-fed environment. She knew that it was ...