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The Fruit that Could Save the World

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The Myth of the Ulu Tree

The Hawaiian archipelago was pretty much the last islands to be settled by Polynesians with their canoe crops. Breadfruit wasn't king of the dinner table for early Hawaiians, but it did have their backs when things went wrong. The Ulu tree is what saved his family at that time of dire need from starving to death.

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