After the deadly wildfire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina this summer, people across the world focused their attention on the green leaves sprouting from a scorched, 150-year-old banyan tree as a symbol of hope. Teams rushed to save it.
Hokuao Pellegrino talks about the history of breadfruit in Lahaina at Noho’ana Farm on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Waikapu, Hawaii. Pellegrino said the efforts to replant breadfruit in Lahaina should also come with efforts to teach people about its care and its uses: “We want people to use the breadfruit. We don’t want it just to be in the landscape.” Breadfruits hang during the immature stage at Noho’ana Farm on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Waikapu, Hawaii.
They see the destruction as a chance to restore the trees to Lahaina, to teach about their care and use, and to reclaim a bit of theamid a larger discussion about whether the community’s reconstruction will price out locals and Hawaiian culture in favor of deep-pocketed outsiders seeking a slice of tropical paradise.In big year for labor, California Gov.
Ulu can grow to 60 feet tall, with large dark green leaves, and each can bear hundreds of pounds of breadfruit. A staple in some tropical countries, the fruit looks like an oversized, scaly lime. It is typically eaten cooked and is starchy, like potatoes or bread. It has a short shelf life, rotting within 48 hours of ripening.
The footprint of the burn zone largely overlaps what is known in Hawaiian history as Malu ’ulu ’o Lele: “the shaded breadfruit grove of Lele,” Lele being an earlier name for Lahaina. By the late 19th century many of those trees had been burned to make way for sugar plantations. Fresh water sources at streams and canals were diverted. Development transformed the landscape into a tourism destination with far fewer trees.
But replanting breadfruit in urban areas comes with challenges, said Steve Nimz, an arborist on Oahu who has been helping restore Lahaina’s trees.
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