Lo'i Kalo (Civ7)

Lo'i Kalo
Introduced in Civilization VII
Unique to	Hawaiian
Cost	90
Unlocked by	Ohana
Effects
+3 Food. +2 Production. +1 Culture to adjacent Farms.
Improves
Terrain	Grassland Plains

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The Lo'i Kalo is a unique Tile Improvement of the Hawaiian civilization in Civilization VII. It must be placed on a Grassland or Tropical tile.

• Effects:
  • +3 Food.
  • +2 Production.
  • +1 Culture to adjacent Farms.

Strategy

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Civilopedia entry

Hawaiian rulers faced the same challenge as the Inca: how to turn mountainous terrain into a productive powerhouse? Like the Inca, they arrived upon a common solution: terraced farms. In the Hawaiian case, the staple crop, taro, required artificial wetlands to thrive, and lo’i kalo provided that space. The streams that feed lo’i kalo (literally “taro patch”) begin at artificial stone dams where cool water flows. This water is redirected to channels that feed the patches, and requires constant maintenance to ensure it flows fresh and cool. The establishment of these plots supplied one of the two major historical empires (along with the Inca) whose staple crops were not grains or cereals, but tubers.

Gallery

Lo'i Kalo in-game

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Unique	Bang Baray Caravanserai Great Wall Hawilt Hidden Fortress1 Highland Power Station1 Kabaka's Lake Lo'i Kalo Mawaskawe Skote1 Ming Great Wall Obshchina Örtöö Pairidaeza Potkop Staatseisenbahn Stepwell Terrace Farm
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1 Requires DLC