Nā I'a

 

 

'A'ama

Hā'uke'uke

Hāwa'e

'Ina

Kūpe'e

Leho

Limu

Manini

'Opihi

Pāo'o

Pipipi

Pūnohu

Pūpū Kōlea

Wana

 

Varieties of Kūpe'e

kūpe'e 'ula

kūpe'e ānuenue

kūpe'e palaoa

kūpe'e 'ele'ele

kūpe'e mahiole

kūpe'e puna

Ka Hana

 

 

kupee

 

kupee

 

kupee hula

 

kupee hula

Pilina Kai

 

 

Kūpe'e

kupee

 

" Kū i ka pō, pe'e i ka lā "

Comes out at night, hides in the day.

 

Kūpe'e are eaten, prized for lei, used as an emblem of mourning, used by hālau to hide (pe'e) knowledge or not used by other hālau so knowledge will not be hidden (pe'e) from them.

Kūpe'e live under sand around boulders. At night, it climbs on boulders to feed on limu. Kūpe'e are harvested at night when they are feeding, preferably when there is little or no moon. They can "hear" noise and will fall off rocks to hide if disturbed by loud noises or talking.

Though kūpe'e are a favorite and prized for the shell, please collect responsibly. Pipipi, a smaller snail, makes an excellent suppliment for eating if that is your purpose.