Description: Large grasses harden stalks.

ʻōlelo mua (Introduction):

Inoa(Name):

  • Scientific – Saccharum officinarum
  • Hawaiian –

ʻOhana: Part of Poaceae family

Kūlana olakino(Status): Polynesian Introduction

Lāʻau lapaʻau(Medicinal Use):

  • Young leaf buds of the ko can be mixed with other plants and salt making a mixture that can be poured onto deep cuts or wounds and compound fractures. Other aids include usage as a sweetener, herbal remedies, eliminates scarring, and helps with the illness hilo.

Ways it was Used: 

  • Main use was as a food resource or condiments. Like being chewed on to harden the gums. Other uses include being inside wall coverings, as a dye, cane for darts and leaves for thatch.

Kino lau(Many Forms taken by Supernatural body): Kane