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The Fantastic Opihi!. By: Happy Nitahara ,10 years old,4 th grade. Hōʻike (Physical Description):. An opihi is really strong because when you try to take it off of the rocks it is hard to take it off. An opihi is a water breather and live on the rocks by the splash zone.
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The Fantastic Opihi! By: Happy Nitahara ,10 years old,4th grade
Hōʻike (Physical Description): • An opihi is really strong because when you try to take it off of the rocks it is hard to take it off. • An opihi is a water breather and live on the rocks by the splash zone. • An opihi’s scientific name is Limpet. • An opihi uses it’s adhesive mucus to stick on rocks when waves come and splash on the rocks. • Most marine opihi’s have gills. • To take an opihi it has to be the size of a dollar coin. • A opihi can be in many different shapes and sizes. • People make julareis out of opihi shells after they take the inside out and eat it. • Opihi picking is one of the most dangerous activities because a lot of people get injured or die. • The female opihis live higher on the rock than the male opihis.
Moʻomeheu (Hawai'i Culture and History): • Opihis are very important for Hawaiians because they had to use it to carve out all of the left over pieces that are inside the top of an ipu. • The opihi was important because they needed it for eating.
Kuʻu Manaʻo (Reflect and Connect): . I picked up an opihi shell in the streem and took a picture of it. In Molokai I found 2 opihi shells in the rocks. The female opihi live higher on the rocks than the male. To help the opihi, I will go on my mom or dad Facebook and post this PowerPoint to teach people how big the opihi should be in order to picked. So, what can I do? I can begin by talking to my family about the opihi being food not only for a day but for the future generations. So it is important that they take only what they need, and dollar in size. I am sure that as my family put this into action, eventually it will be passed on to family members now and in the future. When I go to the beach and see someone taking a small opihi I will tell them that an opihi has to be the size of a half dollor coin in order to take it.
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