Kokio Ula

Hawaiian Name: Kokio Ula
Pronunciation: Click Here
Scientific Name: Hibiscus kokio
Hawaiian Plant Status: Endemic

Information

 

These small shrubs are rare to find and are often found on Kauai. The fibers were used in Hawaiian medicine. The flowers were made into lei. (Amy)

Resources

(Amy) Amy Greenwell Garden Ethnobotanical Guide to Native Hawaiian Plants & Polynesian-Introduced Plants by Noa Kekuewa Lincoln

(Pukui) Olelo Noeau Hawaiian Proverbs & Poetical Sayings by Mary Kawena Pukui