'Aweoweo or 'Aheahea or Goosefoot
Chenopodium Oahuenes
Aweoweo is primarily a coastal shrub but the woody stems occasionally give the appearance of a small tree. Ancient Hawiians ate the leaves and plant tips when food was scarce. They were wrapped in ti leaves and cooked on hot coals and eaten like spinach. The leaves were also pounded, crushed and applied ike rubbing alcohol to tend minor wounds. The bark was used to make shark hooks.