Keonaona Kapuni-Reynolds
Waiakea, Hawai‘i
17/X/02

Wā ‘Akahi

Wanakū
Ke Keiki

Hānau ka Hāwa‘e,
‘o ka Wanakū kāna keiki, puka

First Epic

Wanakū
The Child

The Hāwa‘e gives birth
the Wanakū emerges

Ka Pō‘aiapuni Ola

1. ‘A‘ole i pohihihi ka pō‘aiapuni o ka wana. Ho‘oku‘u a‘e kekahi kāne i ke keakea i loko o ke kai pāpa‘u a ke honi a‘e ka wahine i ia mea, ho‘oku‘u a‘ela ‘o ia i kāna mau hua i loko o ke kai. ‘O ka mea kūikawā o ka wana ‘o ia ho‘i, ke ho‘omaka ke kāne i ka ho‘oku‘u kokolo maila nā wana ‘ē a‘e i ia wahi like.
2. I ka manawa ho‘okahi ho‘oku‘u like kēia mau wana i nā hua a keakea, he mea akamai loa kēia no ka mea ke hui nā hua a me nā keakea he nui wale ma kahi like e ‘oi aku ana ka pahiki o ka hua i lūmaua ‘ia.
3. Ke pa‘a nā hua i lūmaua ‘ia i ka pōhaku, hānau nā pēpē, a noho a ola ma ke ko‘a e ‘ai ana i ka limu a me nā mea ‘ē a‘e i pa‘a i ka pōhaku.

The Life Cycle

1. The life cycle of a Wana is not a very complex thing. The male releases his sperm into the shallow water, and when the female Wana smells it she release her eggs into the sea. An incredible thing about the Wana is that when the male starts to release his sperm, all the other males and female Wana in the area come together.
2. At the same time all the other Wana release eggs and sperm, this is a smart thing to do because when they come together the eggs and sperm have a greater probability of meeting and creating a fertilized egg.
3. When the fertilized eggs stick to the rocks the Wana is born, and lives on the coral, eating seaweed and other things that are on the rock.