The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Growing Tree Ferns as a Food Crop? HONOLULU Magazine emerged from predecessor “Paradise of the Pacific,” which began in 1888, fulfilling a commission by King Kalākaua. That makes this the oldest continuously published magazine west of the Mississippi with an enviable archive worth diving into each month. Here’s a look back at April 1921. April 1, 2021
Entrepreneurs look beyond the big sugar and pineapple plantations for inspiration to diversify agriculture. Some trumpet the potential of harvesting native tree ferns to make into starch, which could be used to thicken poi or pudding and other foods, similar to arrowroot.