Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. n., Mackerel scad (Decapterus pinnulatus 🌐 and D. maruadsi); an ʻaumakua for some people.

• Examples:
  • ʻŌpelu ana, a satisfied (ana) ʻōpelu that has escaped after eating the bait.
• References:
  • See kala ʻōpelu, pepenu.
  • PCP koopelu.

2. n., A variety of taro.

3. n., Lobelia hypoleuca 🌐, a plant named for the supposed resemblance of its leaf to the fish of the same name.

Mackerel scad (Decapterus pinnulatus). This fish along with the aku, is believed to have accompanied Pili to the islands. It reaches 20 inches in length and is bluish in color on its upper third and white below. Also called ʻōpelumama. See palahū.

One of the two fishes that accompanied Pili when he came to the islands.