Resources

2023 Piko To Piko Report

The 2023 Piko to Piko report highlights KALO Hawaiian Civic Club’s ongoing efforts to cultivate cultural and community resilience through growing kalo in Oregon. Since 2021, KALO has partnered with a local food bank to steward a community garden, where Native Hawaiian families gather for weekly and monthly work days grounded in cultural protocols. These gatherings provide opportunities to reconnect with ʻāina, share knowledge, practice Hawaiian values and language, and build community through shared meals and talkstory. The report shows that growing kalo on the continent is not only feasible—it is deeply nourishing, offering connection, identity, and access to traditional food for those living in diaspora.