A Hawaiian pounds the cooked (pressure-steamed in an underground oven called an "imu") corm of a taro plant into the smooth thick paste called poi. Notice the large wooden "poi board" and stone poi pounders used for the job. The work was arduous, and may help explain the trim physique of this older man. As with most hard work, it was an advantage to be able to use both hands in the labor, and spread the work evenly over the body...