'Ie'ie

Description:

a woody vine indigenous to Hawaii. "Hawaiians used the roots of 'Ie'ie to make fish traps and crested helmets as well as handles for gourd rattles and fine baskets" -from book: Endangered Plants and Threatened ecosystems on the Island of Hawaii by James Juvik and others.

Habitat:

climbs up trees, rainforest

Notes:

Indigenous Species, Growing on a ridge off the Waihe'e Ridge trail in Maui.