Honor the ancestral weather wisdom of Kauaʻi with this crop trash tee featuring the ʻōlelo noʻeau "Kaʻi ka puaʻa i luna o Hāʻupu, e ua ana"—When the pigs follow above Hāʻupu, it is going to rain. Made from 100% reclaimed waste cotton in a lush nahele green colorway with cream and white water-based ink screenprint.

pattern: Kaʻi ka Puaʻa i Luna o Hāʻupu - The Pigs Follow Above Hāʻupu

fit: crop, boxy (sits above hip)

ink: Cream and white water-based ink

colorway: Nahele green

model: 5ʻ7”, 160lbs, wearing a size M

This design illustrates the full scene of this weather prediction: Hāʻupu mountain crowned with puff clouds, gentle rain falling, a kukui tree branch heavy with hua kukui and falling lau, and below, a puaʻa foraging for kukui nuts. The nahele green colorway evokes the lush forest landscapes of Kauaʻi during hoʻoilo, the rainy season that replenishes the ʻāina.

Key Features:

• Made from 100% reclaimed waste cotton (Trash Tee Collection)

• Screen printed with water-based inks in cream and white

• Crop fit, boxy silhouette (sits above hip)

• Nahele green colorway

• Hand-screened in small batches

• Designed and printed in San Francisco Bay Area

• Fully biodegradable

• Part of the HĀʻULE LAU Fall/Winter Collection

Cultural Significance - ʻŌlelo Noʻeau & Ancestral Weather Wisdom:

"Kaʻi ka puaʻa i luna o Hāʻupu, e ua ana"
When the pigs follow above Hāʻupu, it is going to rain.

This ʻōlelo noʻeau encodes ancestral weather wisdom into the memory of kānaka local to the Kauaʻi region where Hāʻupu mountain stands visible and revered. When clouds gather above Hāʻupu's summit in formations resembling puaʻa treading across the peak, the kūpuna knew rain was coming. This knowledge, passed down through generations and celebrated in mele, connects descendants to the environmental and atmospheric signs that predict the life-giving rains of hoʻoilo.

The name Hāʻupu itself carries profound kaona—it can be translated as "to stir up one to recollection," "to recall," or "to remember suddenly." In wearing this design, we are called to remember: to observe the ʻāina closely, to read the signs our kūpuna encoded for us, and to honor the wisdom that flows from place.

The Design Elements:

This crop trash tee illustrates the full scene of this weather prediction:

• Hāʻupu mountain face crowned with puff clouds at the summit

• Gentle rain falling in drops, bringing life-giving water

• Kukui tree branch heavy with hua kukui (kukui nuts) and falling lau (leaves)

• Puaʻa foraging for kukui nuts below

The puaʻa naturally seek kukui nuts as a nutritious part of their diet, and in this design, their presence during the rain carries the kaona of purification, the Lonoikamakahiki season of replenishment, and the protected proliferation of hoʻoilo (the rainy season).

Kukui: Light from Darkness:

The kukui nut itself symbolizes the potential of knowledge and light—kukui means "light" or "torch." Just as the hoʻoilo season is a time of pō (darkness, rest, gestation) that gives way to the kau wela season of ao (light, growth, activity), this design honors the cyclical wisdom of Hawaiian seasons and the balance between rest and abundance.

The falling kukui leaves represent hāʻule lau—the falling of leaves that marks the transition into the cooler, wetter months when the land rests and replenishes.