Hawaiian name: Akia
Botanical name: Thymelaeceae
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A native shrub whose bark was used by early Hawaiians for fiber. Its roots, bark and leaves were pounded up and used to stun fish in order to catch them. Its tiny flowers are yellowish, four-parted and tubular.
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