Kukui

English Name: Candlenut

Genus: Aleurites moluccaus

Uses:

Kukui, also known as candlenut’s main use was oil for light. However, it is used in traditional lei, and food. The kukui’s flowers were chewed by parents and given to their children to aid in healing sores in the mouth and on tongue. The sap was used as healing application, such as chapped lips, cold sores, and mild sunburn. The inner bark was used as a red-brown dye for kapa.