Before sunrise one morning, on Hawai‘i Island, a man named ‘Ulu prayed to the gods for help and guidance. His son was dying ...

At a crest in the road stood a breadfruit tree, full of basketball-size, lime-green fruits, knobbled and prehistoric, like a dinosaur egg covered in ostrich leather. One had recently fallen.

But the fire also nearly wiped out another set of trees, one with a much longer history in Lahaina and a greater significance in Hawaiian culture: breadfruit, or ulu, which had given sustenance ...

They've focused on a different set of trees recognized as a centuries-old keystone in Lahaina history: the breadfruit tree. Neither banyans nor breadfruits are native - but one represents the ...

"The 30m-tall tree hit two breadfruit trees before slamming into my kitchen," she said, adding she had difficulty finding someone to repair the damage. "No one wants to take the job because ...

A warming winter pumpkin soup; the kick of ginger and chilli is set off by soothing coconut milk. If you can't get hold of pumpkin, try butternut squash. This meal, if served as six portions ...