[kikino]He māhele lāʻau kīnohinohi e ʻoi ana ma luna pono o ka ihu o ka waʻa a ma luna o kona hope kekahi.
Laʻana palapala:
ʻIke maila ua kaikoʻeke nei i ko ia nei paʻa i ka manu o ka waʻa... Huaʻōlelo Makalei
ʻO ka ihu o ka waʻa, he manu ihu ia, a kuapoʻi mai, a ʻeku iho, ʻo ka moʻo, ʻo ia kēlā lāʻau e holo lā mai mua a hiki i hope, pepeiao wahi e nakinaki ai i ka wae a me ka ʻiako… Huakaʻi Mākaʻikaʻi a Kaupō, Maui, ʻaoʻao 21
ʻO ke ama me ona ʻiako waʻa, ua ʻoni ʻole,
ʻO ka manu mua, ka manu hope o ia waʻa, manumanu hoʻi ka pilihua, Kauakūkalahale, Kukh-2011-03-12
Ua loaʻa maila kekahi wahi ʻike no ia ʻano waʻa he "leleiwi", ʻo ia hoʻi, he waʻa manu ihu nui ia. Ka Moʻolelo Hiwahiwa o Kawelo, kuhia o klalo 10, ʻao 62