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

Wā ‘Akahi

Makaloa
Ka Makua

Hānau ka Makaloa,
‘o ka Pūpū ‘Awa kāna keiki, puka

First Epic

Makaloa
Ka Makua

The Makaloa gives birth,
the Pūpū ‘Awa emerges

He Wa‘a no Naihe

Mai loko mai ‘o Nā Mele ‘Aimoku, na Hawaiian Historical Society

‘Ike ‘oe i kai he‘e o ke kai loa,
I ho‘okē i loko o nā hua nui,
I mākolukolu i ka huaka‘i ali‘i,
Papa‘i kapukihi ka huaka‘i ‘awa‘awa,
Ka pūpū ‘a‘awa mulea o ka waha,
Mulemulea ‘awa‘awahia iā ‘Ī,
Mānalo ‘ole iā Keakamahana,
Ka haku pia ‘awa‘awahia ka mulea,
A ‘oi paia i ke kāwai ali‘i.

He Wa‘a no Naihe

From Nā Mele ‘Aimoku, by Hawaiian Historical Society

You can see the surf of the massive sea,
That’s crowded in the large fruits
Thickly surrounding the king’s procession,
Traveling is sour like the kapukihi crab,
The bitter tasting pūpū ‘awa of the mouth,
The sourness and bitterness of the great one,
Undrinkable to Keakamahana,
Creating a bitter and sour starch,
And it probably caused the kings to be weak

Kekahi ‘Ike Hou A‘e

Inoa Hawai‘i Aupūpū, Makaloa, Pūpū ‘Awa, ‘Ōlepe Makaloa

Inoa Pelekānia: Common name for Drupes, Sharp shells, Mulberry Drupe

Inoa ‘Epekema: Drupa spp, Drupa morum

Kona ‘ano: Poni ‘o loko o ka pūpū. Ke ho‘ohuli ‘ia ka pūpū ‘ike ‘ia ka poni. He pūpū kaumaha loa kēia a ulu nui nā limu a me kekahi mau ko‘a ma luna o ia pūpū. ‘Ai kēia pūpū i nā ko‘e o ke kai. Ulu kēia pūpū a i ho‘okahi me ka hapalua ‘īniha kona lō‘ihi.

‘Ikepili Hoihoi: Noho kēia pūpū ma ke kai ko‘o, kahi i nui loa ai nā nalu.

More Information

Hawaiian Name: Aupūpū, Makaloa, Pūpū ‘Awa, ‘Ōlepe Makaloa

English Name: Common name for Drupes, Sharp shells, Mulberry Drupe

Scientific Name: Drupa spp, Drupa morum

Description: The inside of the shell is purple. When you turn the shell over it is purple. This is a heavy shell and all types of seaweeds and corals grow on this shell. This shell eats the worms in the sea. This shell can grow from one inch to an inch and a half long.

Interesting Fact: This shell lives in rough waters where there is a lot of surf.