Pandanus conoideus Lam, Tawy of Papua is Not Buah Merah, but Buah Pandan Merah

"Pandanus conoideus Lam, Tawy of Papua is Not Buah Merah, but Buah Pandan Merah", says Jhon Yonathan Kwano repeatedly when talking about the identity of "Tawy" in Papuan culture. The "Tawy" is not separated, and cannot be separated from many Paupan tribes. Jhon says,

We have special Tawy Elders who take care of the Tawy as a fruit all the time. These tribal elders who are responsible for the Tawy is passed down along the blood line, not like "War Elder" or "Meeting Elder" that are passed down to anybody of the next generation whom the spirit has chosen. Why then the elder of Tawy is passed down along the blood line, not like the appointment of elders for other roles within the society in the highlands of New Guinea? 

This is interesting question and the answer is also interesting, but I myself am not allowed to talk about it right now. I myself am not the descendant of the Tawy elder, therefore, to open the secret is not me, and I cannot force anybody to speak about it.

Mr. Kwano says, "The only hope I have is that this secret but miraculous heavenly fruit will finally be able to cure so many modern deadly diseases that human being due to our own stupidity."

Denny Yomaki dan the Red Pandanus Fruit of Papua

Denny Yomaki is the First Person to Delcare that the Red Pandanus Fruit of Papua Has Something in It that is Useful for Human health.

I read his academic paper in early 1990s, says one of my colleagues. He explains enthusiastically that

Denny Yomaki himself was very optimistic and his face was full of energy, full of optimism. I was confused what he was talking about because at that time this fruit was regarded part of the dirt of all the highlanders of West Papua. This fruit was avoided by many students, because it causes everything, uniform, shoes and socks into red.

I did not accept what he was saying because he was just a student at the colleague, learning something new just like me. Public opinion was the this fruit was dirty. Nobody, including myself, was happy about the discovery. 

But only after I Made Budi publicized Denny Yomaki's discovery by claiming it as his own, that changed the view on the fruit. Before it was bad, but now it is a heavenly fruit.

The person who testified about Denny Yomaki is no longer alive. He told me this story almost ten years ago says Yames Kogoya, the person who is sitting and talking about the Red Pandanus Fruit at the front of the PAPUAmart.com minimarket at Jalan Raya Sentani, Hawai No. 05, Sentani, Jayapura, Papua.

By the way, PAPUAmart.com is the only 24-hour minimarket in the capital of Papua Province, and is also fully owned by Papuan local entrepreneur.