Between meals Hawaiians would hang their calabash, full with poi and other foods, in an intricately made hanging net. They depended on these two items, the net and calabash, to keep their stores of food and water safe and unspoiled. ‘Umeke Kā‘eo, literally a well-stocked calabash, represents bounty and sustenance, not only for the physical body, but also for the mind and spirit. If the bowl is full, we are nourished. Hawai’i Land Trust is committed to land conservation in Hawai‘i. Protecting the lands that sustain us—there’s food for thought. Click below to download PDF versions of recent newsletters.

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