EKF :: Puke No'eau :: Paku'iku'i

Kala Mossman
Ota Rock, Puna, Hawai'i
29/XI/01

Wa&_macron; ‘Elua

Pa&_macron;ku‘iku‘i
Ma kai

‘O ka&_macron;ne ia&_macron; Wai‘ololi&_macron;, ‘o ka wahine ia&_macron; Wai‘olola&_macron;
Ha&_macron;nau ka Pa&_macron;ku‘iku‘i noho i kai
Kia‘i ‘ia e ka la&_macron;‘au Kukui noho i uka
He po&_macron; uhe‘e i ka wawa&_macron;
He nuku, he kai ka ‘ai a ka i‘a
‘O ke Akua ke komo, ‘a‘oe komo kanaka

Second Epic

Pa&_macron;ku‘iku‘i
Seaside

Wai‘ololi&_macron; the product of males, Wai‘olola&_macron; of females
The Pa&_macron;ku‘iku‘i gives birth, found in the sea
Guarded by the Kukui in the Uplands
The night becomes tumultuous
Ranting, fish are sustained by saltwater
The Gods enter, man does not have access

Na&_macron; Pa&_macron;ku‘iku‘i he‘enalu o kai

Na Keonaona Kapuni-Reynolds

Ma loko o ke kai ma kahi o ke kohola a hiki ai ia&_macron; ‘oukou ke ‘ike aku i na&_macron; i‘a o na&_macron; waiho‘olu‘u like ‘ole e he‘e ana i ia mau nalu e po‘i ana ma ke kohola. E ‘ike ana ‘oe i na&_macron; kinona like ‘ole e like ho‘i me ka pa&_macron;ku‘iku‘i. He kino ‘ele‘ele ko ka pa&_macron;ku‘iku‘i a ma kahi o kona hi‘u he lina ‘alani kona. Ma loko o ia lina he ka&_macron;kala ‘oi loa a ‘eha loa ke kaha ‘ia ke kino.

I kekahi la&_macron;, i ke&_macron;ia mau i‘a e he‘e ana ma na&_macron; nalu a e ‘ai ana i ka limu o ia wahi, ‘ike ‘ia ka he‘e nalu ‘ana o ia mau i‘a e na&_macron; ka&_macron;naka.

‘O&_macron;lelo aku ke kanaka momona, “‘Ike anei ‘oukou i ke&_macron;la&_macron; i‘a pa&_macron;ku‘iku‘i lo&_macron;‘ihi e holo ana ma ke kai?” ‘Ae aku la&_macron;kou a pau a ho‘omau ke kanaka momona, “Eia ho‘i ka‘u i‘a. Piliwaiwai wau i ko‘u i‘a me ka ‘ai ke hiki mai ka nalu nunui, ‘o ka pa&_macron;ku‘iku‘i lo&_macron;‘ihi ka mea e hiki mua aku i ka papa limu.”

Lohe aku ke kanaka wi&_macron;wi&_macron; i ke&_macron;ia a ‘o&_macron;lelo aku, “‘Ike aku au i ka&_macron;u i‘a a ‘ai a eia ho‘i ka‘u. Eia na‘e, ‘o ka i‘a po&_macron;kole ka i‘a lanakila.”

Piliwaiwai kekahi mau kanaka ‘e&_macron; a‘e e like ho‘i me ke kanaka ‘o&_macron;hule, ke kanaka huluhulu a me ke kanaka lo&_macron;‘ihi a koho aku la&_macron;kou i kekahi ‘ano i‘a pa&_macron;ku‘iku‘i. A ‘o ka&_macron; la&_macron;kou ‘ai a i‘a ka makana o ke kanaka lanakila. I ka hiki ‘ana mai o ka nalu nui, ua na&_macron;na&_macron; pono ke&_macron;la&_macron; me ke&_macron;ia kanaka i kona i‘a, eia na‘e ‘a‘ole la&_macron;kou i maka‘ala i ke kokoke o ia nalu. Ulu a nui hou a‘e ke&_macron;ia nalu nunui a ho‘opulu ‘ia ka mea‘ai o na&_macron; ka&_macron;naka a pau a lilo ka mea‘ai i ka nalu nunui. Mai ia mua aku ‘a‘ole na&_macron; ka&_macron;naka i piliwaiwai hou ma ia wahi kokoke i ke kai.

The surfing Pa&_macron;ku‘iku‘i of sea

By Keonaona Kapuni-Reynolds

Within the sea near the coral reef is where you can see fish of all colors surfing the waves crashing on the coral reef. You will also see different shapes just like that of the pa&_macron;ku‘iku‘i. The pa&_macron;ku‘iku‘i has a black body and near his tail is an orange circle. Inside this circle is a sharp barb that is very sore when it cuts a body.

One day, as these fish were surfing on the waves eating the limu of that area, there surfing was seen by some of the men that were eating there.

The fat man then said, “Do you guys see that long Pa&_macron;ku‘iku‘i swimming in the sea?” They all said yes and the fat man continued. “That is my fish. I bet my fish and poi that when the big wave comes in, the long Pa&_macron;ku‘iku‘i is going to be the first one to reach the seaweed shelf.

The skinny man heard this talk and said, “I see your fish and poi and here is mine. However I bet that the short fish will be the winner.”

All the men started to gamble such as the bald man, the hairy man and the tall man and they all picked their Pa&_macron;ku‘iku‘i. Their fish and poi was the prize to the winning man. When the big wave arrived. They were all watching their own fish, however they weren’t aware of the closeness of the wave. The wave grew big and wet all of their food and the food was taken by the big wave. From then on no man has ever gambled anywhere near the water.

He Inoa No ‘a‘alapuna

Na M.A. Ilikealii, mai loko mai ‘o Ka Nu&_macron;pepa Ku&_macron;‘oko‘a, Kekemapa 16, 1861

Na&_macron;na i ho‘oheu mua,
Ala mai ‘o Enelani,
Na&_macron;na&_macron; i ka ‘ike Kina,
‘Ai nomenome i ka papa,
I ka papa o Kahikiku&_macron;,
I ‘alawa iho ku‘u hana,
He ‘ino ‘o Kepahoni,
‘A‘ole e loa‘a mai,
Ka nani o Himalea,
Ki&_macron;puni pa‘a i ka hau,
Ha&_macron;li‘i lua i ka noe,
He noa akamai au,
Ke ‘imi aku e loa‘a,
He loa‘a lauahi ka‘u,
He ‘upena pa&_macron;ku‘iku‘i,
E kuhi ana paha ‘oe,
Na&_macron;u e ‘ako ia pua,
Ka pua o ka iliau,
‘Auhea la&_macron; ku‘u hoa,
E ia a‘e a hiki mai.

He Inoa No ‘a‘alapuna

By M.A. Ilikealii, from Ka Nu&_macron;pepa Ku&_macron;‘oko‘a, December 16, 1861

He who threatened first,
England awakes,
Looking towards the Chinese knowledge,
Eating the reef silently,
The reef of Kahikiku&_macron;,
Quickly looking down at my work,
Cape Horn is dirty,
Will never achieve,
The beauty of the Himalayas
Surrounded by snow,
Its pit surrounded by mist,
I am a smart commoner,
Looking for it until it’s found,
I have a greedy desire,
A Pa&_macron;ku‘iku‘i net,
You will probably point and choose,
You will pick that flower,
The flower of the Iliau,
Where art thou my friend,
Over there until you arrive.