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Due to Hawaii's isolation 30% of the fish are endemic (unique to the island chain). [1] The Hawaiian Islands comprise 137 islands and atolls, with a land area of 6,423.4 square miles (16,636.5 km 2). [2] This archipelago and its oceans are physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania.
Hukilau Beach, Lā'ie, Hawai'i A hukilau is a way of fishing invented by the ancient Hawaiians.The word comes from huki, meaning pull, and lau, meaning leaves.A large number of people, usually family and friends, would work together in casting the net from shore and then pulling it back.
The line, "Where the Humuhumunukunukuapua'a go swimming by," refers to the reef triggerfish, Hawaii's state fish, by its long Hawaiian name. Poi is a Hawaiian food staple made from taro root. There is one full line in Hawaiian, "Komo mai no kāua i ka hale welakahao," which literally translates to, "Come into our house while the iron's hot."
The song inspired a line in the Sublime song "Freeway Time in LA County Jail" which reads "And I'm back on the reef/where I throw my net out into the sea/all the fine hinas come swimming to me" Alf sang the chorus in the episode “It’s My Party” (Season 4, Episode 14) of ALF (TV series)
Commonly caught fish in Hawaiian waters for poke, found at local seafood counters include (alternate Japanese names are indicated in parentheses): [1] [2] [3] ʻAhi pālaha: albacore tuna (tombo) ʻAhi: bigeye tuna (mebachi) ʻAhi: yellowfin tuna (kihada) Aku: skipjack tuna (katsuo) Aʻu: blue marlin (kajiki), striped marlin (nairagi ...
It is a red fish found in the Hawaiian and Midway Islands. It grows to a size of 33 cm in length. [2] Common names are Hawaiian bigeye in English and ula lau au in the Hawaiian language. [2] It, and other species of its family, may also be called ʻāweoweo in Hawaii. Its specific name honors the American ichthyologist Seth Eugene Meek (1859 ...
The reef triggerfish was designated the official fish of Hawaii in 1985, [16] but due to an expiration of a Hawaiian state law after five years, it ceased to be the state fish in 1990. [17] On April 17, 2006, bill HB1982 was presented to the Governor of Hawaiʻi , which permanently reinstated the reef triggerfish ( humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa ) as ...
The Hawaiian ladyfish (Elops hawaiensis), also known as the Hawaiian tenpounder or banana fish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Elopidae. It is sometimes referred to as the giant herring, though it is not closely related to the true herrings of the family Clupeidae. Its Hawaiian name is awa 'aua.