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Wā ‘Elua Lauhau Hānau ka Pāhau, hānau ka Lauhau i ke kai lā holo |
Second Epic Lauhau The Pāhau gives birth, the Lauhau gives birth in the sea swimming |
On ka Pāhau me ka Lauhau Na Keonaona Kapuni-Reynolds Wahi a kekahi mau po‘e, he i‘a Lauhau kahiko ka Pāhau. Wahi a kekahi mau po‘e ‘ē a‘e, kapa ‘ia ka i‘a Lauhau ma muli o ka like o kona nānā ‘ana me ka lau o ka hau. Wahi a kekahi mau po‘e, kapa ‘ia ka Pāhau no ka mea like kona nānā ‘ana me kekahi lau hau ‘āhinahina kahiko i hā‘ule i ka honua. Eia ho‘i kekahi mo‘olelo no ka Lauhau a me ka Pāhau. I ka ho‘omaka ‘ana o ke au, ma mua o ko ke kanaka hele ‘ana ma luna o ka ‘āina, ‘o nā mea kanu a me nā kumu lā‘au wale nō e ola ana ma ka honua nei. Ke pā mai ka makani, lohe ‘ia nā makemake o nā mea kanu, a ‘o nā mea i makemake ‘ia ‘o ia nā ‘iniseka a me nā ‘elala e ho‘ohuli i ka lepo i palupalu ai nā mea ola. A ola maila nā ‘iniseka a me nā ‘elala. No kekahi manawa ua hau‘oli nā mea ola a pau, eia na‘e ua ola nui nā ‘iniseka a me nā ‘elala no laila i ka pā ‘ana mai o ka makani, ua makemake ‘ia kekahi mea ‘oko‘a loa. Noi aku nā kumu lā‘au no nā manu e ‘ai i nā ‘elala a no nā ‘iniseka. A ‘ai ‘ia ka nui o nā ‘elala ua ola maika‘i nā mea a pau. Eia na‘e ma hope o kekahi manawa, ua hana ‘ino nā manu i nā kumu lā‘au ma muli o ka hana ‘ole o kekahi mea ‘ē a‘e. No laila i ka pā hou ‘ana mai o ka makani, ua lilo ‘elua lau i ka makani a hāpai ‘ia ia mau lau, ho‘okahi melemele a ho‘okahi hinahina i ke kai. I ka iho ‘ana o nā lau, ua ho‘ololi nā lau i kekahi ‘ano kino a i ke komo loa ‘ana i ke kai, ua holo aku ‘elua i‘a. ‘O ka melemele he Lauhau a ‘o ka hinahina he Pāhau. I ka ‘ike ‘ana o nā manu i kēia mau i‘a ma ke kai, lele lākou i kai e ‘ike aku i nā kinona hinuhinu, ‘o ia ka mea i ho‘ohau‘oli ai i nā manu a ua pau ka pilikia o nā mea kanu a me nā kumu lā‘au o ia wahi. |
The Pāhau and The Lauhau By Keonaona Kapuni-Reynolds Some people say that the Pāhau is an old Lauhau fish. Other people say that the Lauhau got its name because it resembles a Hau leaf. Others have said that the Pāhau got its name because it resembles an old gray Hau leaf that fell to the earth. Here is a story of the Lauhau and the Pāhau. In the beginning of time, before man walked on land, the only things that were living on this world were the plants and trees. When the wind blew all the wants and desires of the plants were heard, and what they wanted were insects and bugs to turn the earth and make it softer for the plants to live in. And so that is how the insects and bugs came about. For a time all living things were happy, however the insects and bugs grew in great numbers so when the wind blew something different was wanted. The plants asked for birds to eat the insects and bugs. Most of the bugs were eaten up and everything lived in harmony once again. However after awhile the birds started making trouble to the trees because of a lack of things to do. So when the wind blew again, two leaves one yellow and one gray were carried by the wind, all the way to the sea. As the leaves fell they changed their forms and when they finally entered the sea, two fishes were seen. The yellow one was a Lauhau and the gray a Pāhau. When the birds saw the fish in the sea they flew to the sea and watched the glittery shapes in the water. This made the birds happy so the troubles of the plants and trees of that area were over. |
Kekahi ‘ike hou a‘e Inoa Hawai‘i: Lauhau Inoa Pelekānia: Fourspot Butterflyfish, Teardrop Butterflyfish Inoa ‘Epekema: Chaetodon quadrimaculatas, Chaetodon umimaculatus Kona ‘ano: He 3-5 ‘īniha ka lō‘ihi o ke kino o kēia i‘a. He kino pālahalaha ia. Nui nā kala like ‘ole o kēia mau i‘a a he u‘i nō ke nānā aku. ‘O ka melemele, ka ‘ālani, ka uliuli hākeakea, ka ‘āhinahina a i kekahi manawa he ‘ele‘ele a ‘āhinahina ikaika nā waiho‘olu‘u o kēia mau i‘a. ‘Ikepili Hoihoi: ‘A‘ole makemake ‘ia kēia i‘a e nā lawai‘a no ka mea ‘ai ‘o ia i ka palu ma luna o ka makau a laila holo a pe‘e lākou i loko o ke ko‘a. |
More Information Hawaiian Name: Lauhau English Name: Fourspot Butterflyfish, Teardrop Butterflyfish Scientific Name: Chaetodon quadrimaculatas, Chaetodon umimaculatus Description: It is about 3-5 inches long and its body is much compressed. There are lots of colors to these fish and they are beautiful to look upon. The colors of these fish are yellow, orange, pale blue, gray and sometimes black and dark gray. Interesting Fact: Fishermen don’t like this fish because they steal the bait off hooks and then they run and hide in the coral. |
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