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Makaloa and the weaving traditions of hawaii
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Other tribes that wove
The Hawai'i Loa wove lau hala sails.
Maori cultures also used the Makaloa fiber to make mats of similar style.
What is Makaloa
Makaloa plant
Genus: Cyperus
Species: laevigatus
Makaloa grows on sandy coastal sites and in and around fresh and brackish water and mudflats.
Where is it grown?
http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Cyperus_laevigatus
Natural Range
Niʻihau
Oʻahu
Molokaʻi
Maui
Kahoʻolawe
Northwest Islands
Weaving Traditions in Hawaii
"Lauhala weaving has been in every Hawaiian family since the beginning of time — for thousands of years,” says soft-spoken master weaver and kumu (teacher) Pohaku Kaho‘ohanohano. In the old days, every family had weavers who turned dried hala leaves into table and floor mats, baskets, pillows, mattresses, fans, clothing, thatching, and sails. “You couldn’t move into a home without a floor mat,” says Pohaku.
Source: http://www.mauimagazine.net/Maui-Magazine/March-April-2013/The-Weave-of-History/
Other Uses of Makaloa
Level of Organization
Makaloa is considered a population because a population is all of one species in an area. An individual plant would be an organism. All of the species in an area would be a community.
Rediscovering Makaloa as a Fiber
Makaloa mat
Elizabeth Lee
Makaloa is a sedge and can be used in plantings with other native water-loving plants and for smaller water features with limited space.
Makaloa can help control erosion along stream banks and can provide a natural food source and shelter for native water birds including alae ula (moorhen) and alae keokeo (coot).
While many weavers use fibers like lau hala, recently some weavers like Elizabeth Lee have begun to use the makaloa fiber, which has not been woven with for nearly 200 years. Traditionally, the Ni'ihau used makaloa to make the finest matsin Hawaii. It can also be used to make hats. The fibers were dried over a fire, which turned them white. They were also sometimes dyed red.
http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Cyperus_laevigatus
http://www.coffeetimes.com/weaving.htm