Ka Leopadi

Puatea Maikui-Masuda and Hokū Wise

This animal is a leopard, which is primarily found in Africa most of the time and is known for sleeping in trees. The diet of this animal consists of deer and different meats. The many spots on their body and big structures add to their character. Wild, angry, and smart are also how many Hawaiians characterized this animal. The leopard is often compared to animals such as tigers and cats because they are also characterized the same. Thank you for reading our newspaper column, we hope you enjoyed it!

“Aloha pumehana mai kākou e nā haumāna i ke kula ki’eki’e o Moanalua nei. ʻO ka holoholona Leopadi kēia. Ma ʻAferika e noho ai kēia holoholona. Ma ka lāʻau e hiamoe ai kēia holoholona. ‘O ka ʻiʻo ka mea a kēia holoholona e ʻai ai. A, ʻo nā dia kekahi mea ʻē aʻe a keia holoholona e ʻai ai. Lō’ihi ke kino o kēia holoholona. Nui nā kiko ma ke kino o kēia holoholona. ʻEono kapuaʻi ka lōʻihi, a ‘ekolu kapua’i ke kiʻekiʻe o kēia holoholona. Like ka leopadi me nā kika a me nā pōpoki. He holoholona hihiu loa nō a huhū nō kēia. I ko’u mana’o, hoihoi loa ka leopadi, no ka mea, he holoholona akamai akā ho’i,  kolohe kēia holoholona. ʻO ka mea hope loa, a ‘o kekahi mea hoihoi, nui nā waiho’olu’u ma ka huluhulu o kēia holoholona. Mahalo nui iā ‘oukou no ka heluhelu ‘ana mai.”