No ka Pa&_macron;hau me ka Lauhau
Na Keonaona Kapuni-Reynolds
Wahi a kekahi mau po‘e, he i‘a Lauhau
kahiko ka Pa&_macron;hau. Wahi a kekahi mau po‘e ‘e&_macron; a‘e, kapa ‘ia ka
i‘a Lauhau ma muli o ka like o kona na&_macron;na&_macron; ‘ana me ka lau o ka
hau. Wahi a kekahi mau po‘e, kapa ‘ia ka Pa&_macron;hau no ka mea like
kona na&_macron;na&_macron; ‘ana me kekahi lau hau ‘a&_macron;hinahina kahiko i ha&_macron;‘ule
i ka honua.
Eia ho‘i kekahi mo‘olelo no ka Lauhau a me ka Pa&_macron;hau.
I ka ho‘omaka ‘ana o ke au, ma mua o ko ke kanaka hele ‘ana
ma luna o ka ‘a&_macron;ina, ‘o na&_macron; mea kanu a me na&_macron; kumu la&_macron;‘au wale no&_macron;
e ola ana ma ka honua nei. Ke pa&_macron; mai ka makani, lohe ‘ia na&_macron;
makemake o na&_macron; mea kanu, a ‘o na&_macron; mea i makemake ‘ia ‘o ia na&_macron;
‘iniseka a me na&_macron; ‘elala e ho‘ohuli i ka lepo i palupalu ai na&_macron;
mea ola. A ola maila na&_macron; ‘iniseka a me na&_macron;
‘elala.
No kekahi manawa ua hau‘oli na&_macron; mea ola a pau, eia na‘e ua ola
nui na&_macron; ‘iniseka a me na&_macron; ‘elala no laila i ka pa&_macron; ‘ana mai o ka
makani, ua makemake ‘ia kekahi mea ‘oko‘a loa. Noi aku na&_macron; kumu
la&_macron;‘au no na&_macron; manu e ‘ai i na&_macron; ‘elala a no na&_macron; ‘iniseka. A ‘ai ‘ia
ka nui o na&_macron; ‘elala ua ola maika‘i na&_macron; mea a pau. Eia na‘e ma
hope o kekahi manawa, ua hana ‘ino na&_macron; manu i na&_macron; kumu la&_macron;‘au ma
muli o ka hana ‘ole o kekahi mea ‘e&_macron; a‘e. No laila i ka pa&_macron; hou
‘ana mai o ka makani, ua lilo ‘elua lau i ka makani a ha&_macron;pai
‘ia ia mau lau, ho‘okahi melemele a ho‘okahi
hinahina i ke kai.
I ka iho ‘ana o na&_macron; lau, ua ho‘ololi na&_macron; 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 Pa&_macron;hau. I ka ‘ike ‘ana
o na&_macron; manu i ke&_macron;ia mau i‘a ma ke kai, lele la&_macron;kou i kai e ‘ike
aku i na&_macron; kinona hinuhinu, ‘o ia ka mea i ho‘ohau‘oli ai i na&_macron;
manu a ua pau ka pilikia o na&_macron; mea kanu a me na&_macron; kumu la&_macron;‘au o
ia wahi.
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The
Pa&_macron;hau and The Lauhau
By Keonaona Kapuni-Reynolds
Some people say that the Pa&_macron;hau 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 Pa&_macron;hau 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 Pa&_macron;hau.
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 Pa&_macron;hau. 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. |
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Kekahi
‘ike hou a‘e
Inoa Hawai‘i: Pahau, Pa&_macron;hau
Inoa Peleka&_macron;nia: Threadfin Butterflyfish
Inoa ‘Epekema: Chaetodon auriga
Kona ‘ano: He mau kahakaha ko ke&_macron;ia i‘a. Melemele
ka hi‘u a he kiko ‘ele‘ele ko luna. He kaha ‘ele‘ele ma ka maka.
Ma kahi o ka hi‘u ho‘ohui aku na&_macron; kahakaha ma&_macron;ku‘e me ka melemele.
Ma kahi o ke po‘o he mau kahakaha ma&_macron;ku‘e ma luna o na&_macron; ke‘oke‘o
a ma ka ‘o&_macron;pu&_macron; ma na&_macron; ‘ao‘ao ‘elua he mau kahakaha ‘a&_macron;hinahina me
na&_macron; ke‘oke‘o.
‘Ikepili Hoihoi: ‘Ai ke&_macron;ia i‘a i na&_macron; ko‘e o ke
kai a me kekahi ‘ano limu. |
More Information
Hawaiian Name: Pahau, Pa&_macron;hau
English Name: Threadfin Butterflyfish
Scientific Name: Chaetodon auriga
Description: This fish has a lot of stripes. Its
back end is yellow with a black dot near the top. There is a
black bar that runs through the eye. At the end of the fish
the brown lines blend in with the yellow. Near the head there
are a number of brown lines over white and on the side of the
stomach there are gray lines against white.
Interesting Fact: This fish eats worms as well
as algae.
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