The Blood is a Hawaiian landrace phenotype that appears so rarely that it has gained a mythological status among growers The Blood was given its name for the red veins found in its stems and leaves and the deep red sap that flows from them The Pua Mana 1st Hawaiian Pakall Seed Banks Kona Gold Blood phenotype and other Blood phenotypesare believed to be a sign from Ke Akua God blessing the grower and signaling an abundant harvest