Island Manaia cassava farm is growing “the new Hawaii potato”
“I’m looking for the cassava farm.” “You’re in it!” says Alan Hoeft, working along a Hawaii Kai back road. He sweeps his arms in every direction. Hidden in plain sight alongside the usual suspects—papaya, bougainvillea—10 acres of 400 different cassava varieties grow. Cassava, also known as yuca, is a pest- and drought-resistant starch common throughout the tropics […]