EKF :: Puke No'eau :: ‘Akilolo

Mikihala Mahi
Ma'alaea, Maui, Hawai'i
20/X/01

Wa&_macron; ‘Elua

‘Akilolo
Ke Keiki

Ha&_macron;nau ka ‘O&_macron;‘o&_macron;,

ha&_macron;nau ka ‘Akilolo i ke kai la&_macron; holo

Second Epic

‘Akilolo
The Child

The ‘O&_macron;‘o&_macron; gives birth,

the ‘Akilolo gives birth in the sea swimming

‘A‘Ama a me ka ‘a‘aula

Mai loko mai ‘o Native Use of Fish in Hawai‘i, na Margaret Titcomb

‘A‘ama a me ka ‘A‘aula
‘A‘awa a me ka ‘Aha,
A laila ka ‘Aha Huluhulu
A laila hou ka ‘A&_macron;huluhulu
A laila ka ‘Akilolo
A me ka hui ‘ala
‘Ala‘ihi, ‘Alalaua&_macron;,
‘Alamo‘o, A&_macron;lealea
‘A&_macron;lo‘ilo‘i, ‘Ama‘ama

‘A‘Ama a me ka ‘a‘aula

From Native Use of Fish in Hawai‘i, by Margaret Titcomb

‘A‘ama and ‘A‘aula
‘A‘awa and also the ‘Aha
And then the ‘Aha Huluhulu
And again the ‘A&_macron;huluhulu
And then the ‘Akilolo
And the ‘Ala group
‘Ala‘ihi, ‘Alalaua&_macron;
‘Alamo‘o, A&_macron;lealea
‘A&_macron;lo‘ilo‘i, ‘Ama‘ama

Kekahi ‘ike hou a‘e

Inoa Hawai‘i: ‘Akilolo, Hi&_macron;na&_macron;lea ‘Akilolo, Hi&_macron;na&_macron;lea ‘I‘iwi

Inoa Peleka&_macron;nia: Bird Wrasse

Inoa ‘Epekema: Gomphosus varius

Kona ‘ano: Uliuli a ‘o&_macron;ma‘oma‘o ma&_macron;‘ama‘ama ke ka&_macron;ne, ke‘oke‘o me na&_macron; kiko ‘ele‘ele ma ke&_macron;la&_macron; me ke&_macron;ia unahi ke ‘ano o ka wahine. He nuku uliuli ko ke ka&_macron;ne, he nuku ‘alani ko ka wahine. Ulu ke&_macron;ia i‘a a 12 ‘i&_macron;niha a ‘oi kona lo&_macron;‘ihi. ‘Ai ke&_macron;ia i‘a i na&_macron; pa&_macron;pa‘i a ‘o&_macron;pae li‘ili‘i loa.

‘Ikepili Hoihoi: Ua kapa ‘ia ke&_macron;ia i‘a he Hi&_macron;na&_macron;lea ‘I‘iwi ma muli o ke kinona o kona nuku. Ua like no&_macron; me ka manu ‘I‘iwi.

More Information

Hawaiian Name: ‘Akilolo, Hi&_macron;na&_macron;lea ‘Akilolo, Hi&_macron;na&_macron;lea ‘I‘iwi

English Name: Bird Wrasse

Scientific Name: Gomphosus varius

Description: The male is blue and bright green; the female is white with a black spot on every single scale. The male has a blue snout and the female has an orange snout. This fish can grow up to 12 inches or longer. This fish eats small crabs and shrimp.

Interesting Fact: This fish is called the Hi&_macron;na&_macron;lea ‘I‘iwi because of the sharp of its snout. It looks just like the beak of the ‘I‘iwi bird.