Pandanus tectorius Pandanaceae or Screw pine family Synonyms: Pandanus fatuhivaensis, Pandanus filiciatilis, Pandanus hivaoaensis ...

... could not find any record of pre-contact Hawaiians weaving hala pepe leaves into mats, etc., as they did extensively with hala (Pandanus tectorius) ...

... and New Zealand. The only other native relative in the islands is the indigenous hala (Pandanus tectorius). Lāʻie, short ...