Shark

I e-mailed uncle Gilbert in Hawaii to ask about our rumored family god, the shark. On the net there are quite a few shark god names so I asked if it was the shark in general or a particular name and he said the shark in general is the family 'guardian angel' and attached this cool story:

IN OUR GENEALOGY BOOK PRINTED ON OUR OHANA SHIRTS AT THE REUNION 1990, AS TOLD BY AUNTY HAANIO, OF KONA, ABRAHAM AMANA AHLO'S ( YOUR GREAT GREAT GRANDPA'S) SISTER.

WHEN OUR DAD ABRAHAM WAS GROWING UP IN KONA, KEAUHOU BAY. EVERY DAY HE'D GO TO THE BAY TO GO HOLO HOLO (VISIT) FOR THE FAMILIES MEAL. ALSO THERE WOULD BE "MANO" (SHARK) WAITING TO TAKE HIM TO THE FISHING GROUNDS.

DAD WOULD CATCH SOME LITTLE FISHES NEAR THE SHORE AND WOULD FEED THE SHARK AND THEN HE WOULD SWIM WITH THE SHARK HOLDING ONTO ITS FINS. THE SHARK WOULD LEAVE HIM THERE TO FISH. THEN LATER ON HE WOULD RETURN AND DAD WOULD HANG ON TO THE FINS AND THE SHARK WOULD TAKE HIM BACK TO THE SHORE AND WAITE FOR DAD TO TAKE SOME OF HIS CATCH AND WOULD FEED THE SHARK AND THE SHARK WOULD LEAVE AND SWIM OUT TO SEA, AND RETURN THE NEXT DAY.

THE OMEN OF THE SHARK. IT'S THE AHLO OHANA'S (FAMILY). "AUMAKUA" OR GUARDIAN ANGEL.

BY AUNTY PHILOMENA AHLO ( YOUR GRANDMA) A WORD OF ADVICE. WE WUST NOT BE AFRAID OF THE SHARKS. DO NOT CONSUME ANYTHING MADE SHARK MEAT."