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Triggerfish are collectively referred to has hu-mu hu-mu's, but in Hawaii the difference in the species that sets them apart from each other is the ending of the name after hu-mu hu-mu. For example, the Hawaiian Black Trigger is a hu-mu hu-mu 'e-le-'e-le, the Pinktail Trigger is a hu-mu hu-mu hi-'u-ko-le or hu-mu hu-mu u-li, and the Gray Trigger is a hu-mu hu-mu u-ma-u-ma le-i or hu-mu hu-mu le-i. The Hawaiian translation of this fish's name is, "fish with a lei on its chest". The Rectangular triggerfish is the official Hawaiian State fish, and the Picasso or Lagoon Triggers both have the famous Hawaiian name hu-mu hu-mu nu-ku nu-ku a pu-a-'a. The name hu-mu hu-mu nu-ku nu-ku a pu-a-'a means, "fish with a pig-nosed face", because the face structure of these fish resembles that of a pigs snout, but also because they make a grunting noise like a pig. Most all triggerfish make a sound like that of a pig grunting.
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