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Lāʻau Hawaii: Traditional Hawaiian Uses of Plants Pacific Island Da cool ting about disWith the generous support of the Dolores Furtado Martin Foundation, Bishop Museum Press has reprinted Lau Hawaii: Traditional Hawaiian Uses of Plants in celebration of the 100th birthday of the author, Dr. Isabella Aiona Abbott (19192010). The preeminent Hawaiian ethnobotanist assembled this comprehensive collection of chapters on the traditional Hawaiian uses of plants. A wide variety of subjects are gathered together in a single volume: food,