The Poi Dogs of Hawaii

An earlier post showed Taro fields in Kauai, Hawaii near where I am staying. Taro is a root crop, a bit like potato, and is the base ingredient used to make Poi, a traditional staple food of Polynesia.

Poi Dogs are the original native dogs of Hawaii, and are now extinct. Their genetic stock probably originated in Indonesia, same as two other ancient Polynesian animals whose DNA still courses through the forests and farms of Kauai — feral chickens and wild pigs.

More on those animals later, but for those who want to read up on the Hawaiian Poi Dog, see >> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_Poi_Dog