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How The Westside Is Restoring The Coconut Tree As A Food Source In Hawaii


How The Westside Is Restoring The Coconut Tree As A Food Source In Hawaii - Honolulu Civil Beat
How The Westside Is Restoring The Coconut Tree As A Food Source In Hawaii
A group from the University of Hawaii West Oahu sees planting coconut trees as a way of improving food security and cultural ties in Hawaii.
Reading time: 9 minutes.
Indrajit Gunasekara had never seen trimmed coconut palms until he moved to Hawaii in 2004. As he walked along the beaches in Waikiki, he didn’t recognize them at first.
“I have never seen that before in my life. It did not look like the natural tree,” Gunasekara said. ....

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