sentences:  It is associated with a number of significant roles in culture and mythology.Chiefly, it helped "kālai waa" (canoe-builders) to select the right "koa" tree to use for their "waa" (canoe).The elepaio is a bold and curious little bird, and thus it was attracted to humans whom it found working in its habitat, and it quickly learned to exploit feeding opportunities created by human activity, altering its behavior accordingly – which incidentally made it even more conspicuous.