ated ▁by ▁ ō h ia ▁le h ua ▁( Met ros ider os ▁polym or pha ) ▁and ▁small ▁patch es ▁of ▁ ō h ia - ko a ▁( Ac acia ▁ko a ) ▁mes ic ▁forest . ▁ ▁Its ▁habitat ▁exhib its ▁a ▁dense ▁under story ▁of ▁small ▁trees , ▁shr ubs , ▁e pi phy tes , ▁f ern s , ▁and ▁sed ges , ▁centered ▁between ▁Pu u ▁A la ea , ▁Ku hi wa ▁Valley , ▁Lake ▁Wa ian apan apa , ▁and ▁upper ▁K ī p ah ulu ▁Valley , ▁an ▁area ▁less ▁than ▁, ▁at ▁elev ations ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁Hawai ian ▁name ▁As ▁far ▁as ▁anyone ▁can ▁determine , ▁Pseud on est or ▁x anth oph rys ▁had ▁not ▁histor ically ▁had ▁a ▁common ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁language . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁Hawai ian ▁ki wiki u ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁Lex icon ▁Committee , ▁who ▁was ▁contact ed ▁by ▁the ▁Mau i ▁Forest ▁Bird ▁Rec overy ▁Project ▁to ▁select ▁an ▁appropriate ▁name . ▁ ▁A ▁naming ▁ceremony ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁bird ' s ▁habitat ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁" ki wi " ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁means ▁bent ▁or ▁cur ved ▁( e . g ., ▁sick le - sh aped ), ▁which ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁the ▁bill ▁of ▁this ▁bird . ▁ ▁" K iu " ▁has ▁a ▁double ▁meaning , ▁referring ▁both ▁to ▁the ▁bird ' s ▁secret