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Kaleo Pilago
Waiuli, Hawai'i
9/X/01

 

Wa&_macron; ‘Elua

Pa&_macron;hau
Ka Makua

Ha&_macron;nau ka Pa&_macron;hau,

ha&_macron;nau ka Lauhau i ke kai la&_macron; holo

Second Epic

Pa&_macron;hau
The Parent

The Pa&_macron;hau gives birth,

the Lauhau gives birth in the sea swimming

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.

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.

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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