Photography by John Wicart | Special to Hawaii 24/7

The 8th Annual Grow Hawaiian Festival at Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain Cook included demonstrations and presentations from experts in native plants, cooking methods and traditional skills.

Greenwell Garden staff and taro experts Jerry Konanui, Kanae Keawe, Daniel Anthony, local school children and members of the public joined in poi pounding.

Activities also included presentations on botanical gardens, poi making and taro cultivation, as well as storytelling sessions, and demonstrations of ipu gourd decorating, kapa making, lauhala weaving, woodworking, lei making and Hawaiian dyes.