Kalo & Ka Wai Review

Where was kalo grown? Check all that apply.

• in areas with contained, but flowing, water
• in the valleys in fields filled with water
• in the volcanoes' craters
• on the beach
• on the mountain slopes

What is the sprout of a kalo plant called?

• hua
• kalo
• lo'i
• 'oha
• 'ohana

What parts of the kalo plant are eaten? Check all that apply.

• flower
• green leaves
• hua (corm)
• roots

What did the Hawaiians do with the old, yellow leaves?

• eat them
• make a hula skirt
• put them back in the soil
• throw them away

How many different kinds of kalo are there?

• 10
• 50
• 100
• 300

What did the farmers plant to grow kalo?

• huli
• mud
• seeds

Why was there a law about sharing water?

• Because the farmers needed water for their kalo.
• Because the konohiki had to have something to do.
• Because there were laws for everything in ancient Hawai'i.

How did Hawaiians bring water to kalo patches?

• They carried it in buckets.
• They dug ditches.
• They installed a sprinkler system.
• They planted the kalo in the ocean.

How did the konohiki decide how much water a farmer could take?

• By how big the farmer's kalo patch was.
• By how much the farmer worked on the 'auwai.
• By how much kalo the farmer gave the konohiki.

What did the farmers do after harvesting the lo'i?

• fill it in with mud
• plant new kalo
• put kukui and hau leaves in it