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"Just live a little, Hawaiian style!" Quote by Hawaiian Style Band. On the first day of Christmas, my tutu gave to me, -- (and...) a-*Ne-ne-Goose-un-der-a-gua-va-tree. (guava fruits are the best part of their diet--trust me) On the second day of Christmas, my tutu gave to me, -- two *Gardenias (*Hawaiian gar-DE-nias or Nanu, Na'u, or Forest Gardenias are overwhelmingly fragrant white flowering plants, reminds me of the white version of a Black Narcissus) On the third day of Christmas, my tutu gave to me, -- three *Monk Seals (rarest and most endangered marine mammals in the world) On the fourth day of Christmas, my tutu gave to me, -- four Mynah birds (migratory birds that become tree toppers as a good measure of life expectancy from most ground predators) On the fifth day of Christmas, my tutu gave to me, -- five Orchid leis (the most beautiful diverse flowering blooms in the world) On the sixth day of Christmas, my tutu gave to me, -- six *Laysan Finches (large passerine species of the Hawaiian Honeycreepers) On the seventh day of Christmas, my tutu gave to me, -- seven *Squirrelfish swimming (underwater cave day-dwellers, activists at night) On the eighth day of Christmas, my tutu gave to me, -- eight poi main courses (two varieties--taro plants and ulu [breadfruit] trees; Hawaiian version of rice from the Orient to Idaho's potatoes) On the ninth day of Christmas, my tutu gave to me, -- nine red *Lehua (flower [lei-WHO-wah]; my legendary version can be found in My Short Stories, 'A HAWAIIAN FOLKLORE...', series) On the tenth day of Christmas, my tutu gave to me, -- ten Spiny Lobsters (*Hawaiian Banded Spiny Lobster or Ula [U-lah] translated means 'red') On the eleventh day of Christmas, my tutu gave to me, -- eleven *Parrotfishes (ecosystem gems--coral cleaners whose poop creates sandy atolls--certainly makes you feel more relax lying down on our beaches) On the twelfth day of Christmas, my tutu gave to me, -- twelve Blackfoot sea snails (*Hawaiian Blackfoot or Opihi [oh-PEA-he] are a Hawaiian delicacy, and 'tho screamish, --they taste better when they're moving) -- twelve Blackfoot sea snails (*Hawaiian Blackfoot limpets) -- eleven *Parrotfishes -- ten Spiny Lobsters (*Hawaiian Banded Spiny Lobster) -- nine red *Lehuas -- eight poi main courses -- seven *Squirrelfish swimming -- six *Laysan Finches -- five Orchid leis -- four Mynah birds -- three *Monk Seals -- two Gardenias (*Hawaiian gar-DE-nias or Nanu) -- and a *Nene Goose under a guava tree! *endemic to Hawaii showing their proper names.
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