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A pueo watches the area from its perch on a fence Saturday. The pueo (Asio flammeus sandwichensis) is a subspecies of the short-eared owl endemic to Hawaii, and is one of the more famous of the various physical forms assumed by aumakua (ancestor spirits) in Hawaiian culture. (Travis Craig/Community Contributor)