The early Hawaiians used the Triton�s Trumpet (Charonia tritonis) as a blowing shell. One of the largest mollusks found in Hawaii, the Triton�s Trumpet is one of the few predators on the Crown-of-Thorns sea star (Acanthaster pianci).

This Triton's Trumpet was photographed in about 45 feet of water off the south Kohala Coast near the Mauna Lani Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii.