He'e - Octopus

In Hawaii, octopuses are variably called he'e (in Hawaiian, with a glottal stop between the two e's) and tako (in Japanese) and if we are lucky, we see them while diving. Deeply intelligent, they have multiple ways to defend themselves - black ink, camouflage, even squirting water. We enjoy their company on dives for both playfulness and inventiveness - even when very small these wonderful creatures will pull themselves up to size to intimidate a photographer!