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1. Describe the extent of traditional taro cultivation in Hawaii and its role as a staple of diet in pre-European  contact with Hawaii.

2. Explain the deep religious and cultural significance of taro in the context of Papa and Wakea's religious cosmology. Explain how and why taro relates to the Hawaiian people and the Hawaiian Islands.

3. Explain how the religious/cosmic beliefs surrounding taro is the foundation of traditional Hawaiians’ perspectives on the relationship between nature and land.

4. Shows knowledge of the cultural meaning of food representing various social perspectives. How food habits are influenced by social and cultural traditions such as religion, social status, perceptions of health, and gender relations.

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Taro was an important crop grown on large tracts of land in Hawaii and occupied a significant position in the cuisine of Hawaii. Taro provided a staple diet to the people of Hawaii, but it also occupies an influential part in the mythology of Hawaii and considers it an ancestor to Hawaii's land.