1. The Fantastic Opihi! By: Happy Nitahara,10 years old,4 th grade

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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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