This flowering vine (pohuehue) grows on many of Kauais beaches and - TopicsExpress



          

This flowering vine (pohuehue) grows on many of Kauais beaches and had an interesting variety of uses in old times: The Ancient Hawaiians would slap the surface of the ocean with the Pohuehue vines in order to chase fish into their nets. They also believed that by slapping the vines over the ocean surface with the appropriate chants would cause the surf to rise and so improve of surfing conditions. They used the same technique to create dangerous ocean conditions in order to kill their enemies on canoes. Ancient Hawaiians also used the Pohuehue roots for food in times of famine but had to be very careful since eating too much of it can poison you. They would also whip new mothers with the vines believing that it would help their breast milk to flow better and also speed childbirth.
Posted on: Sat, 24 May 2014 18:41:32 +0000

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