Any one know how "poi" got that name?

Question

A Hawaiian dish.

Answer 1

someone tasted it and said 'poi, thats bad, poi poi poi

Answer 2

Poi is a form of juggling with balls on ropes, held in the hands and swung in various circular patterns, similar to club-twirling. It was originally practiced by the Māori people of New Zealand (the word poi means "ball" in Māori). Women used it as an exercise to increase flexibility of the wrists and hands, and men used it to increase strength in the arms and coordination. It developed into a traditional performance art practiced mostly by women. This art in conjunction with others like waiata a ringa, haka and titi torea form the performance art of Kapa haka.

Answer 3

It was probably just the name the Hawaiians gave it in their language. Before we "liberated" them, they had their own thing going on, and they still retain little bits of their language, so poi is just one of those things that they retained

But, that stuff tastes like wallpaper paste........ugh

Answer 4

Maybe, Hawaiians.....Hawaiian word for the primary Polynesian staple food made from the corm of the kalo plant.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poi_%28food%29

Answer 5

i think thats the hawaiian word 4 wateva that is...

Answer 6

According to the tour guide, because of the taste way back then when they had not discovered sugar.
Could be he was pulling my leg.

Answer 7

http://www.westonaprice.org/foodfeatures/poi.html