Kuulei Higashi
Laehala, Keaukaha, Hawai‘i
18/IX/00

Wā ‘Akahi

Limu Kala
Ma Kai

‘O kāne iā Wai‘ololī, ‘o ka wahine iā Wai‘ololā
Hānau ka Limu Kala noho i kai
Kia‘i ‘ia e ka ‘Ākala noho i uka
He pō uhe‘e i ka wawā
He nuku, he wai ka ‘ai a ka lā‘au
‘O ke Akua ke komo, ‘a‘oe komo kanaka

First Epic

Limu Kala
Seaside

Wai‘ololī the product of males, Wai‘ololā of females
The Limu Kala gives birth, found in the sea
Guarded by the ‘Ākala in the uplands
The night becomes tumultuous
Ranting, plants are sustained by water
The Gods enter, man does not have access

‘Auhea ke Kala

Mai loko mai ‘o nā waihona o EKF

‘Auhea ke kala,
Kala loloa, kala,
Kala loloa o kai, kala,
Kala māewa ‘ana i kai,
Kai pī kai, kala ē,
E kala ka hewa kua,
E kalakala ka hewa alo,
A kala loa ka hewa a kanaka ē,
I ola loa kanaka,
A pua-aneane,
‘O ka‘u pule kala nō ia,
Ua lele a‘ela nei pule.

‘Auhea ke Kala

From the EKF files

Where is the kala seaweed
The long kala, forgive,
Long kala of the sea, forgive,
Kala swimming in the sea,
The salty water of purification, forgive
Forgive the wrong doing of yesterday,
Forgive wholly the wrong doing of present,
Forgive wholly the wrong doing of man,
So man may live,
To the extremities of life,
This is my prayer for forgiveness,
The prayer is lifted.

Kekahi ‘Ike Hou A‘e

Inoa Hawai‘i: Limu ‘Ākala, Limu Honu, Limu Kala

Inoa Pelekānia:

Inoa ‘Epekema: Sargassum echinocarpum

Kona ‘ano: Ulu kēia limu ma waena o 10-20 ‘īniha a ‘oi kona lō‘ihi. Nui nā lau o kēia limu a puka mai nā lau a puni o ke kumu limu kala. Ulu nā lau ma waena o ho‘okahi a i ka ‘ehā ‘īniha kona lō‘ihi, a hapalua ‘īniha kona mānoanoa. No ka ‘ai ‘ana ho‘ohana ‘ia nā lau ‘ōpio, ‘oiai pa‘akiki nā lau nui. Ho‘ohana ‘ia no kekahi mea ho‘opihapiha i‘a.

‘Ikepili Hoihoi: Ho‘oma‘ema‘e ‘ia nā lau, ho‘omālo‘o ‘ia a ho‘opālai ‘ia ma ka ‘aila wela e hana i kipi limu kala. Ho‘ohana pū ‘ia kēia limu no ka lā‘au lapa‘au. Ke moku ke kino mai ke ko‘a hiki ke ho‘ohana ‘ia ka limu kala.

More Information

Hawaiian Name: Limu Honu, Limu Kala

English Name:

Scientific Name: Sargassum echinocarpum

Description: This limu grows between 10-20 inches long. There are a lot of leaves and the leaves grow around the stalk of the limu kala. The leaves are between one to four inches long and about half an inch wide. When eating this limu the young leaves are used. The bigger leaves are tough. This limu was used to stuff fish.

Interesting Fact: The leaves are cleaned, dried and deep-fried in hot oil to make limu kala chips. This limu was also used for medicine. If the body was cut by coral, the limu kala was used.