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Wā ‘Elua Paka Hänau ka Paka, hänau ka Papa i ke kai lä holo
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Second Epic Paka The Paka gives birth, the Papa gives birth in the sea swimming
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No ka ‘Öpakapaka Na Keonaona Kapuni-Reynolds He iÿa maÿamau ka ‘Öpakapaka ma ke kai. ‘Ike nui ‘ia kona ‘ano ma kahi hohonu o ke kai a ‘oi aku kona maÿamau ma muli o ka ‘Ehu a me ka ‘Ulaÿula. ‘Aÿohe pilikia o ke kanaka a iÿa inä he mea maÿamau wale ‘o ia no ka mea loaÿa ‘ana kona wä iä ia. ‘O Lopaka kekahi iÿa maÿamau, ‘aÿohe ona unahi hoihoi loa, he mau unahi maÿamau wale nö ia. ‘Aÿohe ona pewa hoihoi loa, he pewa maÿamau wale nö ia. A ‘aÿohe ona poÿo hoihoi loa no ka mea he poÿo maÿamau wale nö ia. Inä lä a pau, iä Lopaka e holo ana ma ke kai, ‘ike ‘o ia i nä iÿa uÿi loa. ‘Ike ‘o ia i ka ‘Äwela e holo ana, he kino kalakoa nö kona me nä kahakaha ‘uliÿuli mäÿamaÿama. ‘Ike ‘o ia i ke Kikakapu e holo ana, he kino melemele kona me nä kahakaha keÿokeÿo a ‘eleÿele. A ‘Ike ‘o ia i ka Ponuhunuhu e ‘ai ana i ka limu, he kino ‘uliÿuli ikaika a ‘ähinahina kona me kekahi hökü a puni o kona maka. Nänä aku ‘o Lopaka iä ia iho a ‘aÿohe ona kala e like hoÿi me nä iÿa ‘ë aÿe. He aha lä kona mea e hana ai? Makemake ‘o ia e like me nä iÿa ‘ë aÿe. ‘Aÿole naÿe ‘o ia i ‘ike, akä ua makemake nä iÿa ‘ë aÿe i kekahi mea a Lopaka i loaÿa ai. Iä Lopaka nö e makemake ana i kä haÿi unahi a me kala, ua makemake nä iÿa ‘ë aÿe i ko Lopaka kalena. ‘O ka Paka kekahi o nä iÿa i hiki ke luÿu i kahi hohonu loa o ke kai. ‘O ka ‘Äwela? ‘aÿole hiki iä ia. ‘O ke Kikakapu? ‘aÿole hiki iä ia. A ‘aÿole hiki i ka Ponuhunuhu ke luÿu i kahi hohonu loa o ke kai e ‘ike i nä mea uÿi o laila. Ua hoÿomaka ‘o Lopaka e nïnau aku i ka ‘Äwela i unahi nana a laila nïnau maila ‘o ‘Äwela, no ke ‘ano o ke kai ma ka hohonu a no kona ÿiÿini nui e iho i laila. Noÿonoÿo ‘o Lopaka no kekahi manawa a ‘ike ‘o ia, o ka mea maÿamau ma këia kai nei, makemake ia nä mea a pau a haÿi a ‘aÿole ‘ike ‘ia ka waiwai o nä mea i loaÿa mua iä ‘oe. Ua ‘ike ‘o Lopaka i kona waiwai a ua ‘ike ‘o ia, ‘aÿole ‘o ia he iÿa maÿamau he kalena nö kona a nui ka poÿe e makemake ana i ka mea i loaÿa mua ai iä ia. ‘O ia hoÿi kona luÿu ‘ana i kahi hohonu o ke kai. |
The ‘Öpakapaka By Keonaona Kapuni-Reynolds The ‘Öpakapaka is an ordinary fish who lives in the sea. It is a very common fish in deep waters and is more common than the ‘Ehu or the ‘Ulaÿula. There is no problem with a man or a fish being an ordinary being because everyone has his own talent. Lopaka is an ordinary fish, he doesn’t have any interesting scales, he just has regular scales. He doesn’t have interesting fins they are just regular fins. And he doesn’t have an interesting head because he just has a regular head. Everyday Lopaka would swim around the sea, and he would see so many beautiful fish. He would see the ‘Äwela swimming around, it has a colorful body with bright blue stripes. He saw the Kikakapu swimming; it has a yellow body with white and brown stripes. And he would see the Ponuhunuhu eating limu, it has a blue and gray body with a pink star around its eye. Lopaka would look at himself and he would notice that he didn’t have such bright colors as the other fish. What is he to do? He wants to be like the other fish. However, Lopaka didn’t notice, but the other fish wanted to be just like Lopaka. While Lopaka was yearning for their scales and color, the other fish wanted Lopaka’s talent. The Paka is one of the few fish that can swim to deep depths. The ‘Äwela? He can’t do it. The Kikakapu? He can’t do it. And the Ponuhunuhu can’t swim that deep into the sea to see all the wonders and beauty of the deep sea. Lopaka was just about to ask ‘Äwela for a few scales and then ‘Äwela asked about the things that Paka can see in the deep and how much he would really like to swim there and see what there is. Lopaka thought for awhile and he realized that the most common believe of this sea is that everybody always want what other people have and they don’t see the value of what they have. Lopaka realized his worth and he knew that he wasn’t a common fish and he did have a talent and there are a lot of fish would like what he has. Which is his talent to dive to deep depths. |
Kekahi ‘ike hou aÿe Inoa Hawaiÿi: ‘Öpakapaka, Paka Inoa Pelekänia: Blue Snapper Inoa ‘Epekema: Pristipomoides filamentosus, Pristipomoides sieboldii, Pristipomoides microlepis, Aphareus furcatus, Aphareus rutilans Kona ‘ano: He ‘uliÿuli a i ‘ole ‘äkala ka waihoÿoluÿu o ke kino me ka nui o ka ikaika o ia ÿuliÿuli a i ‘ole ‘äkala ma nä lihi o nä ‘unahi. He ‘uliÿuli ikaika ko ka hiÿu. ‘Ikepili Hoihoi: ‘Ehä pae o ka ‘öpakapaka. ‘O ka ukikiki ka pae i 12 ‘ïniha a ‘emi mai ka nui o ka iÿa, ‘o ka Päkale ka pae ‘elua, o ka ‘öpakapaka ka pae ‘ekolu a o ke kalekale ka pae i 2 kapuaÿi a ‘oi ka löÿihi o këia iÿa. |
More information Hawaiian Name: ‘Öpakapaka, Paka English Name: Blue Snapper Scientific Name: Pristipomoides sieboldii, Pristipomoides microlepis, Aphareus furcatus, Aphareus rutilans Description: Its body is a blue with the darkest parts being the edge of the scales. The tale is a dark blue and the rest of the fins are yellow and orange. Interesting fact: There are 4 stages of the ‘öpakapaka, the ukikiki is the first stage with the fish being less than 12 inches long, the päkale is the second stage, the ‘öpakapaka is the third and the kalekele is the last stage when the ‘öpakapaka is longer than 2 feet in length. |
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