humuhumunukunukuapua’a


one of two reef triggerfish, rhinecanthus aculeatus or r. rectangulus. state fish of hawai’i
i went scuba diving off the kona coast, but i failed to see a humuhumunukunukuapua’a.
the unofficial state fish of hawaii. recognizable by a diamond-shape body with armor-like scales, a dark stripe across their silver sides and belly, and pale blue fins. in addition, they have a sharp, spike-like dorsal fin, hence they are commonly known as triggerfish.

common name: hawaiian triggerfish

scientific name: rhinecanthus rectanglus
snorkeling in hanauma bay one day, i detected several humuhumunukunukuapua’a swimming about. i tried to swim up and touch one, but it just darted away.
trigger fish in hawaii. also my second cousin’s middle name.
the humuhumunukunukuapuaa’s went on a trip, so it took the b-st-rdly humuhumunukunukuapuaa’s a really long time to get back to the humuhumunukunukuapuaa nest.
the state fish of hawaii and the hardest word to pr-nounce. seriously i tried pr-nouncing this word with my friends and none of us could do it. there were 5 of us yo.
friend 1: yo letz pr-nounce the state fishh of hawaii
friend 2: word i think its pr-nounced hakawakaka
friend 3: no yo its pr-nounced humma humma nukka wukka shaka laka booyaka sha
friend 4: jeez this is like fozzy the bear. waka waka
friend 5: no its pr-nounced humuhumunukunukuapua’a
friend 1: you’z a nerd. (slap)

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