Common name | Hahalalu |
Language | Hawaiian |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | Hawaii (USA) |
Locality | |
Ref. | Tinker, S.W., 1978 |
Life stage | juveniles |
Sex | females and males |
Core | |
1st modifier | |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | As per this reference, in old Hawaii the name of Hahalalu (i.e., Ha-ha-la-lu by syllables) or Halalu was used for the intermediate size, growth stage. This would be fish greater than 2 or 3 inches in length. In old Hawaii the other names of growth stages used in conjunction with this name were Pa'a'a and Akule. |