Keonaona Kapuni-Reynolds
Keokea, Keaukaha, Hawai‘i
05/VIII/02

Wa&_macron; ‘Akahi

Nahawele
Ka Makua

Ha&_macron;nau ka Nahawele,
‘o ka Unauna ka&_macron;na keiki, puka

First Epic

Nahawele
The Parent

The Nahawele gives birth,
the Unauna emerges

Aloha Ka Manini

Mai loko mai ‘o E Oli Ana Ka&_macron;kou

Aloha, ka manini me ka po&_macron;polo,
He i‘a noho ia, i Kalaupapa
Kala, ka nenue, ‘o ka nahawele.
Moani ke ‘ala, ke honi aku
A&_macron;hole i‘a, piko lihaliha,
Poi, ‘Uala, ka ‘ohi pu‘u
Ha&_macron;‘ina ‘ia mai ‘ana ka puana,
Aloha ka manini me ka po&_macron;polo.

Aloha Ka Manini

From E Oli Ana Ka&_macron;kou

Loved is the manini and the po&_macron;polo,
Food that can be found in Kalaupapa.
The Kala, the Nenue and the Nahawele,
The fragrance wafts when its smelled.
The A&_macron;hole with its fat and juiciness
Poi, ‘Uala, gathered for the throat.
The story has been told,
Loved is the manini and the po&_macron;polo.

Kekahi ‘Ike Hou A‘e

Inoa Hawai‘i: Pa&_macron;paua, Nahawele

Inoa Peleka&_macron;nia: Purse Shells

Inoa ‘Epekema: Family Isognomonidae. Isognomon spp.

Kona ‘ano: He ‘ohana ka pa&_macron;paua i ka ‘o&_macron;lepe eia na‘e ‘oi aku ka wi&_macron;wi&_macron; a pa&_macron;lahalaha o ke&_macron;ia mau pu&_macron;pu&_macron;. ‘A‘ole i like ka pa&_macron;paua me kekahi ‘ano pa&_macron;paua ‘e&_macron; a‘e no ka mea ‘oko‘a ke kinona o ke&_macron;la&_macron; me ke&_macron;ia pu&_macron;pu&_macron;. Ho‘opili ka pa&_macron;paua ia&_macron; ia iho i na&_macron; po&_macron;haku a me na&_macron; mea ‘e&_macron; a‘e o ke kai pa&_macron;pa‘u.

‘Ikepili Hoihoi: Like ke ‘ano ‘o loko o ka pa&_macron;paua me ka na&_macron;na&_macron; ‘ana o ka momi. He hinuhinu a pa&_macron;lahalaha ke na&_macron;na&_macron; aku.

More Information

Hawaiian Name: Pa&_macron;paua, Nahawele

English Name: Purse Shells

Scientific Name: Family Isognomonidae. Isognomon spp.

Description: The pa&_macron;paua is family to the ‘o&_macron;lepe, however it is much thinner and flatter than those shells. The pa&_macron;paua is not the same as another pa&_macron;paua shell because the shape of each shell is different. The pa&_macron;paua attaches itself to the rocks and other things in the shallow sea.

Interesting Fact: The inside of the pa&_macron;paua shells looks just like a pearl. It is shiny and smooth when looked upon.