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Wa&_macron; ‘Elua

Ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua
Ke Keiki

Ha&_macron;nau ka Ulua,

ha&_macron;nau ka Ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua i ke kai la&_macron; holo

Second Epic

Ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua
The Child

The Ulua gives birth,

the Ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua gives birth in the sea swimming

No ka Ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua o Kona

Na Keonaona Kapuni-Reynolds

Ina&_macron; ‘a‘ole ‘oukou kama‘a&_macron;ina me ka Ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua, he i‘a nui loa ia. Holo ‘o ia i loko o ke kai e like ho‘i me ka manu. Ma muli o kona nui i pilikia loa ai ke kai ma kekahi kai i ka wa&_macron; kahiko. Ma hope o kekahi kau momona loa, ua nui ‘ino ka ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua e lele ana i ‘o&_macron; a i ane‘i. Holo aku na&_macron; pe&_macron;pe&_macron; ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua ma na&_macron; wahi a pau a na&_macron;na&_macron; wale kekahi i‘a ‘elema&_macron;kule loa i na&_macron; i‘a. “He pilikia ke&_macron;ia,” wahi a ka ‘elema&_macron;kule. I kekahi la&_macron;, e pau ana ka ma&_macron;‘ama‘ama o ka la&_macron; ma ke&_macron;ia kai. Ke pa&_macron; ‘ole mai ka la&_macron;, e make ana na&_macron; mea a pau a e hu‘ihu‘i loa ana ke kai. ‘Aka‘aka wale kekahi mau i‘a i ho‘olohe aku ia&_macron; ia, “‘A‘ohe ‘o ia ‘i‘o o kou ‘o&_macron;lelo!, he ‘elema&_macron;kule ‘oe, ‘a‘ohe ou ‘ike.” Eia na‘e ‘a‘ole ka ‘elemakule i ho‘opau i kona ‘o&_macron;lelo ‘ana, no na&_macron; makahiki i hiki mai ‘o ia no&_macron; ka&_macron;na mea i ‘o&_macron;lelo aku ai i ka po‘e a ma hope o kekahi manawa, ua ‘emi mai ka nui o ka la&_macron; i pa&_macron; mai ma ke kai, ua ‘oi aku ka no&_macron; ka ‘ele‘ele o ke kai, a ma ke ‘aumoe ua ‘oi aku ka hu‘ihu‘i o ke kai.

Ho‘omaka ka po‘e i‘a e hopohopo. ‘A&_macron;koakoa la&_macron;kou a pau ma kahi pae o na&_macron; kukuna o ka la&_macron; ma muli o ka hu‘ihu‘i a ‘ike pu&_macron; ‘ia ke kaka‘ikahi o ka limu e ulu ana ma ia wahi. ‘A‘ole ka i‘a i ‘ike no ka nui o na&_macron; ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua o ia kai. Ma muli o ko la&_macron;kou nui a a&_macron;kea, holo la&_macron;kou i luna o ka papa ko‘a a ho‘omalu i ia wahi holo‘o&_macron;ko‘a. Ke ‘oi aku ka nui o ke&_macron;ia mau ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua, ‘emi mai ka nui o ka la&_macron; a me ka mehana o ia la&_macron;. Ua pilikia no&_macron; ka papa ko‘a.

A hiki mai ka wa&_macron; i pa&_macron; mai ho‘okahi wale no&_macron; kukuna ma luna o ka papa ko‘a, nui ka i‘a i ‘a&_macron;koakoa ma ia wahi ho‘okahi. Ua ho‘a&_macron;‘o nei la&_macron;kou a pau e hiki aku i kahi mehana, a ho‘omaka la&_macron;kou a pau e hakaka&_macron;. Noho wale ka ‘elemakule i hope a na&_macron;na&_macron; aku i ka po‘e a ‘o&_macron;lelo aku ‘o ia, “‘A‘ohe kumu o ko ‘oukou hakaka&_macron; ‘ana e pau ana ke kukuna o ka la&_macron;.” Ho‘omaka ka po‘e e ho‘olohe aku i ka ‘elemakule a laila ho‘omau ‘o ia, “Ina&_macron; makemake ‘oukou e ‘ike hou i ka la&_macron; pono ke kumu i‘a holo‘o&_macron;ko‘a e ko&_macron;kua i kekahi i kekahi. ‘Oiai ke ‘a&_macron;koakoa nei ka nui o ‘oukou ma‘ane‘i e ho‘olohe mai a penei ‘oukou e ‘ike hou i ka la&_macron;.”

Ma hope o na&_macron; ‘o&_macron;kuhi o ka ‘elemakule, ua ho‘omaka ka nui o ke kumu i‘a e holo i luna. Ho‘oikaika aku la&_macron;kou i ka ikaika o ka holo ‘ana a au i ka lihi o ke kai a hiki aku la&_macron;kou i ka palena Ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua, ku‘i ‘ia ka nui o na&_macron; Ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua a lele aku la&_macron;kou i kahi ‘e&_macron;. Ua holo aku ka nui o ka ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua a puni o ke kai a i ka iho hou ‘ana o ke kumu i‘a i lalo, ua ‘ike ‘ia ka la&_macron; ma na&_macron; wahi a pau. Ma muli o ka hana nui o ke&_macron;ia mau i‘a.

For The Ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua of the Sea

By Keonaona Kapuni-Reynolds

If you guys aren’t familiar with the Ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua, it is a big fish. He runs in the sea like a bird. In olden times a particular area of sea was troubled by its size. After a very plentiful season, there were a lot of Ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua running around the sea. The baby Ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua were swimming all over the place and an elder was just sitting and watching them. “This is going to be a problem,” said the old man, “One day, the sun will no longer shine in this area, when the sun doesn’t shine, the sea will be very cold and everything here will die. Some fish that heard him talking said, “There is no truth in what you say old man, you don’t know.” However the old man didn’t’ finish his sentence. For years to come he constantly told the fish what was going to happen, and after awhile, the sunlight didn’t shine as much in the sea, it was indeed darker then it has been, and in the early mornings the sea was bitterly cold.

The many fish started to worry. They all gathered where the rays of the sun shined true and also because of the cold the limu grew sparsely in this area. The fish weren’t aware that there was so many Ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua in the sea. Because they were so big and wide, they would swim over the coral reef and completely cover the whole area. When these Ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua get bigger, there was less sunlight and less warmth from the sun. The coral reef was indeed in danger.

The day came when only one ray of light fell on the coral reef, there were a lot of fish swimming and trying to feel its warmth. They were all trying to reach the warmth and they started to fight. The old fish just sat back and watched all the fish and said, “There is no reason that you should all be fighting, and the ray will soon disappear.” Then the fish started to listen to the old fish and he continued, “If you would all like to see the sun again, the whole school of fish must help each other. Since most of you are gathered here, listen closely and I will tell you how you will see the sun again.”

After the old fish gave his instructions, the whole school of fish started swimming to the surface. They all strengthened their swimming and swam to the surface until they reached the Ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua barrier, most of the Ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua were hit and they moved somewhere else. Most of the other Ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua swam father off in different areas of the sea and the school of fish swam back to the bottom. The sun shined again in this area because of the school of fish.

Kekahi ‘ike hou a‘e

Inoa Hawai‘i: Ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua

Inoa Peleka&_macron;nia: Manta Devilfish, Manta Ray, Sea Devil

Inoa ‘Epekema: Manta birostris

Kona ‘ano: Ua hiki i ka ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua ke ulu a‘e a i 23 kapua‘i. ‘Oi aku ke a&_macron;kea o ka ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua ma mua o kona lo&_macron;‘ihi. Ke‘oke‘o o lalo a ‘ele‘ele o luna. I kekahi manawa ‘ele‘ele na&_macron; mahamaha kekahi. He huelo kona a ho‘ohana ‘o ia i ka ‘ili i mua o kona waha e hopu i ka mea‘ai.

‘Ikepili Hoihoi: ‘O ke&_macron;ia kekahi o na&_macron; i‘a nui i ‘ike ‘ia me ka Omo, Remora albescens.

More Information

Hawaiian Name: Ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua

English Name: Manta Devilfish, Manta Ray, Sea Devil

Scientific Name: Manta birostris

Description: The Ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua can grow up to 23 feet. The width of the ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua is bigger than its length. The top is black and the bottom is white. The ventral stations of the ha&_macron;ha&_macron;lua are also black. It uses the flaps infront of its mouth to collect food.

Interesting Fact: This is one of the big fish seen with the Omo, Remora albescens.