Kaukau

Kaukau
Kanohi
Title	Mask of Water Breathing
Powers	Lets user breathe only water
Component disks	Shrink Regeneration Remove Poison
Bearers	The Toa Mata (formerly)
Pronunciation	KOW-KOW

The Kanohi Kaukau is the Mask of Water Breathing.

Powers

The Kanohi Kaukau allows users to breathe water and liquid protodermis for an extended period of time. The duration of this effect is limited, however, and it cannot function in certain lower depths. The Noble version has less duration than the Great. While the mask power is activated, the user cannot breathe out of water.

On Metru Nui, Kanohi Kaukau are made from Regeneration, Shrink, and Remove Poison Kanoka.

Example Usage

A Kanohi Kaukau in action

Great: Gali, Kopaka, Pohatu, and Onua used their Kanohi Kaukau during their search for the Kanohi to collect a Kanohi Miru hidden underwater in Tale of the Toa.

Bearers

Great

• Toa Mata Tahu - Former secondary mask; exchanged for a Golden Kanohi
• Toa Mata Gali - Former primary mask; exchanged for a Golden Kanohi
• Toa Mata Lewa - Former secondary mask; exchanged for a Golden Kanohi
• Toa Mata Pohatu - Former secondary mask; exchanged for a Golden Kanohi
• Toa Mata Onua - Former secondary mask; exchanged for a Golden Kanohi
• Toa Mata Kopaka - Former secondary mask; exchanged for a Golden Kanohi
• A Toa Mangai of Ice (deceased)

Matoran

• Hahli - Formerly; given to Karzahni upon entrance to his realm.

Noble

Matoran

• Gavla - As an Av-Matoran; switched to a Noble Avsa while a Shadow Matoran, but has since switched back

Set Information

The Kanohi Kaukau was first released in the color transparent blue with the 2001 8533 Gali set. It was also possible to receive a Kanohi Kaukau in 8525 BIONICLE Masks. Transparent green, red, neon-orange (in lieu of brown), blue, white, and black were available in the mask pack. Due to production errors, European packs could also include transparent neon-yellow and medium blue Kanohi Kaukau. The mask bears the code 9-MA on the inside.

In 2002, 8559 BIONICLE Krana was released that contained three Krana and two Kanohi of either silver or gold color. The Kanohi Kaukau was one of six masks available as such. It was also released in transparent blue in 4168039 BIONICLE Clock.

Included in the 8583 Hahli set of 2003 was a transparent blue Kanohi Kaukau.

Trivia

• The Kaukau was occasionally erroneously referred to as the Mask of Water.
• In the collectibles entry for Gali's Kanohi Kaukau in BIONICLE Heroes, the Kaukau is referred to as the Mask of Underwater Breathing.
• Before it was destroyed by the Bohrok, Naho Falls had a large Kanohi Kaukau statue.
• Despite Kivi and Nuhrii being traditionally featured with a Kaukau in Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle, this was caused by a typo in the game code. Kivi and Nuhrii were accidentally programmed to wear a "Kamau," and because the game couldn't recognize this as being the "Komau" which it had a sprite for, the two Matoran were given the game's default mask, the Kaukau. Peter Mack has since confirmed that only Hahli was intended to wear the Kaukau in the game.
• Kaukau means "swim" in Māori and kau means "to wade" in Rotuman.

See also

• Gallery:Kanohi § Kaukau
• Kaukau Nuva
• Masks of Water