‘Awa Pana‘ewa is not a name we can trace back to old Hawai‘i. When first collected, this cultivar was tagged as "short internode green" or "SIG," a misleading label but one which persists despite the purple color above the nodes. Kūpuna in the Hawaiian Homelands area of Pana‘ewa have preferred to call it "Pana‘ewa" because it was once very prevalent there.
This cultivar has also been found growing in other areas on the island of Hawai‘i, for example, in Maulua gulch and a spot near the village of Honomū. Otto Degener comments in Flora Hawaiiensis that "Awa has been planted by the Board of Agriculture.
This cultivar has also been found growing in other areas on the island of Hawai‘i, for example, in Maulua gulch and a spot near the village of Honomū. Otto Degener comments in Flora Hawaiiensis that "Awa has been planted by the Board of Agriculture.
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