Post #1570 by Tiki_Bong on Fri, May 17, 2002 1:33 PM

This is a sidenote but: The Hawaiian word for cat is popoki. Legend has it that the first time Hawaiians saw a cat was after a British sailing ship began to sink. On it was a woman and her cat; the cat got soaked during the ordeal and upon setting foot ashore, she replied "poor poor kitty, poor poor kitty". Thus the name.

Aloha

[ Edited by: Tiki_Bong on 2002-05-17 16:17 ]