CHAPTER 2
"Oooh Professor look at this!" Kahla'kekoa replied as they stopped at a tree near the mountain where the soil was moist. "Klaus calls this Dog Ear moss!"
The Professor looks at the moss on the tree. They looked more like a clump of semi-circular leaves. The were a light green on one side and white on the other.
"Ah yes this is a species of lichen called the Peltigera!" The Professor replied. "Interesting I saw several of these back in Hawaii!"
"We crush to put in a hot drink to help with cough!" Kahla'kekoa replies as she picked some of it. "Also make into paste to treat wounds especially the itches you get from wearing wet clothes too long!"
"Ah yes I've heard of that!" The Professor replied as he put some of the lichen in his bag and they continued walking.
They walked until they came upon a large patch of flowers. They grew in stocks and each stock had several pink and purple flowers with four petals.
"Oooh these flowers very good!" Kahla'kekoa replied as she picked a few. "One time after fire on one of our mountains tons of them bloomed. You can eat them now or you can cook them!"
"Hmmm!" The Professor replied as he popped one in his mouth. "I believe this is called Fireweed!"
"They can help with stomach problems or when we are burned!" Kahla'kekoa replied as she ate another flower.
"Indeed!" The Professor replied as he took some notes.
They continued walking along a small creek until Kahla'kekoa stopped at a group of large triangular leaves that resembled elephant ears. Kahla'kekoa pulled out one of the plants and the Professor saw that the roots resembled potatoes.
"Ah I know this!" The Professor replied as he help to pull some more out. "These are Taro roots!"
"Yep they can help stop bleeding!" Kahla'kekoa replied as she continued pulling out more. "And help with bug bites and stings!"
"Fascinating!" The Professor replied. "Let's bring several of these back to have with dinner tonight!"
Once they had a couple of bags full they continued on their way.
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