High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Hawaiian Poi Dog or ‘ilio (‘ilio maku‘e for brown individuals) is an extinct breed of pariah dog from Hawai‘i which was used by Native Hawaiians as a spiritual protector of children and as a source of food.The original Hawaiian poi dog derived its name from poi, a Hawaiian staple food made from kalo or taro root. Poi was used to fatten the dogs for use as food because meat was too valuable to be used as dog food. Since the Hawaiian Islands did not have large land mammals other than feral hogs, Poi dogs weren't needed for hunting. The dogs were never deliberately bred to a standard, but human and natural selection still came into play.

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