Hawaiian name:Ohelo
Botanical name:Vaccinium reticulatum
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An endemic, low-lying shrub which bears bright red berries. Hawaiians considered them sacred to the goddess Pele. Before eating any of the berries it is appropriate to make an offering by throwing some to her in the volcano pit.
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