1. n., Limpets, Hawaiians recognize three kinds: kōʻele (Cellana talcosa, the largest), ʻālinalina (C. sandwicensis), makaiauli (C. exarata). Scientists also recognize C. melanostoma. For some persons, ʻopihi are an ʻaumakua.
2. n., Salted and dried abalone from the mainland.
3. n., Design for tapa and mats consisting of small triangles, probably named for the limpet.
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See limpet.
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s. A species of shell fish.
2. A stamp in native cloth.
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1. n., Species of small shell fish (Helcioniscus) found on the rocks along the sea-shore.
2. n., A stamp in native cloth.
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Offshore rock near the north boundary of Keonepoko Nui, Makuʻu qd., Puna, Hawaiʻi, sometimes called Mokuʻopihi.
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Island, Makuʻu, Hawaiʻi. Small rock island off Makuʻu. Also known as Mokuʻopihi. Literally, limpet.
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Design for kapa and mats with small triangles, perhaps named for the limpet.
Shellfish (Cellana sandwicensis, C. exarata, and C. talcosa) or limpet. Said to be the most commonly eaten shellfish. Associated with the helmet urchin (Colobocentrotus atratus). Common along shores of all windward islands. (EAK 46.)
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