Teaching the Young about Hawai‘i's Past, Ka‘ala Learning Center Introduces Kids and Young Adults to Hawai‘i's Rich Agricultural Traditions
"This valley was once the poi bowl of the whole area."
The valley Eric Enos is describing is the Wai‘anae valley.
Eric Enos, director of the Cultural Learning Center in Ka‘ala, uses the expression "poi bowl" instead of "bread basket" to describe the extensive cultivation that once existed in the Wai‘anae valley and fed many of the people who lived in and around the valley.
Reference Cited
Johnston, P. 1994. Teaching the Young About Hawaii's Past. Kaala Learning Center Introduces Kids and Young Adults to Hawaii's Rich Agricultural Traditions. Ka Wai Ola O Oha. July 1994. Honolulu HI.
