Ahh, ʻopihi, those salty rubbery Hawaiian limpets. Some people risk their lives to gather them, because others will pay big bucks to be able to serve even a little bit at their baby lūʻau. They've been overharvested and now the Legislature is considering placing a modern-day kapu on the little guys to let 'em repopulate the shorelines.
I have to admit that ʻopihi are not my favorite mollusk -- give me a good slice of miso tako, or a bag of dried ika, any day. But it would be a sad day in Hawaiʻi if they weren't around.
I have to admit that ʻopihi are not my favorite mollusk -- give me a good slice of miso tako, or a bag of dried ika, any day. But it would be a sad day in Hawaiʻi if they weren't around.
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