Pākukui, oia ka hana ana i na makalua a nunui; alaila, hali i ka lau kukui, hoopiha a uhi aku i ka lepo. A hala he mau pule, alaila, pulu ka lau kukui, a laila kanu na huli. He mea e ka ikaika o ka ulu ana o ke kalo ma ia ano; e ulu no ia ehiku kapuai ke kiekie a oi aku. A o kona kalo, he 20 paona a oi aku, e like me ka nui o ka pakukui, pela no ka nui o kona ulu haaheo ana a me ka io - Kepelino “Moolelo Hawaii”. The pakukui method consists of digging large holes and filling them with kukui leaves and then covering them with soil. After some weeks the leaves are decayed and the kalo is planted. It is amazing how big the kalo grows in this style; growing to 7 feet tall and more and the corm weighing 20 pounds or more. The more kukui you use, the bigger they will grow. -- Kaleo Wong
