Poi is still Bobby Pahia’s favorite way to eat taro, but thanks to the work of many Hawaiian organizations seeking to make taro more accessible, he also enjoys it used in all sorts of creative ...

Poi has a pretty incredible history. When intrepid Polynesian settlers rooted in Hawaii between 1000 and 1200, they brought some staple crops with them, including taro.

As Konanui-Tucker explained it, poi was the foundational nutritional variant in the kānaka maoli diet. It is a probiotic, a baby food, food for kūpuna, a sacred ceremonial creation.