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23 Cards in this Set
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parts of i'a
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po'o, maka, nuku, unahi, pewa, pewapewa, alopiko, hakualo, kualä, kuälo, hi'u, pihapiha, and mahamaha
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Käkala
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Knife, barb, spur; refers to knife on the hi’u
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2 types of Käkala
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• Moveable (can retract)
• Immoveable (always there) |
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what kind of group of fish are the käkala
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Käkala biggest group of reef fish
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Manini:
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“small” “stingy” a.k.a convict tang. Up to 7in.
- has six stripes; only in Hawaii second stripe extends below pewapewa |
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‘öhua
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manini baby stage, 1”, almost transparent
-a favorite food caught in summer with ‘upena kä’e’e -hüpë koholä: “mucus of whale” -another name for baby manini, they are said to come from whales -‘ai kaula‘i, like chips -catch in ‘upena käe‘e‘e, mix with pa‘akai, kaula‘i ma nä pöhaku |
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Käkala manini
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adolescent 3”+
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“He manini ka i‘a, mai ho‘ä i ke ahi”
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it’s just a manini… don’t cry over spilt milk.
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“He naho manini këia a loa’a ai ka lima kökala”
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don’t cause trouble or you will suffer.
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Kökala
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spikes on lauhala
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Manini
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adult stage; 7”; ‘ai maka
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Kole
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“raw” “to tell stories” 7”
-tasty enough to be eaten raw -“i‘a nahu pü”: entire fish eaten except gall bladder -attractive because of golden ring on eye -“Ke Kole ma ka onaona”: sweet eyed Kole fish; attractive woman -Kole was buried under East corner post of new house, for good luck |
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Päku‘iku‘i
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“splash by hitting water”; 10 in.
- very territorial; splashes water at intruders - orange tear drop shape produces odor - ‘ai läwalu - Orange turns red when threatened |
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Kala
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27 in.
- Used in forgiveness ceremony - Skin to make püniu - Kö‘ala; cut off skin from ‘Äkau (right/skilled/proficient) as opposed to Hema (left/unskilled/awkward) - Caught with api as well as hïna‘i kala o Api: feeding net basket; fish are fed for two weeks and then the net is taken out for 1 night and switched with the hïna’i kala - Immoveable |
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“Malama i ke kala, ka i‘a hi‘u ‘oi”
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watchout for the kala fish, it has a sharp tail. Well defended people
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Püniu
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Knee drum; only made in Hawaii/found nowhere else
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Pualu/Puwalu
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- hi’u is white; stink smell
- ‘ili ‘awa: bitter, poison skin • This is a skin condition; if a person with this condition caught the fish, the stench of the pualu would be more overwhelming than the skin condition? |
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“He pualu ke kü nei ka lähea”
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it is a pualu fish because the stench is apparent. Refers to a person with body odor.
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Palani
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- hi’u is yellow; stink smell
- kauä were also called Palani |
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“Hauna ke kai o ka plani”
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the juice from the Palani fish is stink. refers to a person with a bad attitude/reputation
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Nane: “ku’u wahi i’a pä i ka lani”
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my beloved fish whose stench reaches the heavens.
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story of how Palani got its smell
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Ke’emalu and Palaninuimahao’o:
Ke’emalu went sailing, but lost their sail. Ke’emalu called upon her aumakua; the palani. The Palani gave her a ride to shore, but on their way Ke’emalu had a strong urge to mimi and did so on the head of her aumakua. Because of this her aumakua abandoned her there to die. |
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Kala ‘Öpelu
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- Grow to almost 3’, only i’a of group that eats plankton instead of limu, could find school of ‘öpelu by looking for the kala ‘öpelu.
- Lives in deep water, it is a kala without a horn - Given its name because it hangs out with the ‘öpelu |
