Nā I'a

 

 

'A'ama

Hā'uke'uke

Hāwa'e

'Ina

Kūpe'e

Leho

Limu

Manini

'Opihi

Pāo'o

Pipipi

Pūnohu

Pūpū Kōlea

Wana

 

paoo

Pāo'o (Hawai'i Island)

Pano'o (Kaua'i & Ni'ihau)

Ka Hana

 

 

paoo

 

paoo

 

paoo

 

paoo

Pilina Kai

 

 

Pāo'o

paoo

 

" He pāo'o, 'a'ohe kāheka komo'ole "

He is a pāo'o, there is no tide pool he cannot enter.

 

There are 14 different varieties of pāo'o in Hawai'i. They are recognized by having a kind of eyelash and are famous for jumping.

Found on most rocky shorelines the pāo'o will travel from tidepool to tidepool by jumping or "walking" using it's fins. I sometimes see pāo'o sitting up out of the water retreating when people get near.

Our kupuna would refer to men who have many partners as pāo'o, jumping from one to another.

I have witnessed an 'a'ama crab grab a pāo'o sitting on the rocks and dragging it away probably for a great meal.