Hawaii is looking to reinstate a animal as its state fish.

The humuhumunukunukuapuaa, or humuhumu for short, lost its official title as state fish over a decade ago, yet new legislation has passed to bring it back to prominence.

The Hawaii state legislature passed a bill for the humuhumu on Monday and now it travels to Gov. Linda Lingle for a signature.

According to reports, the original law which promoted the fish was only for five years, and expired in 1990. However, many forgot the measure expired, and it has continued to be touted as Hawaii's state fish.

According to ABC, the measure is credited by its introducer, Rep. Blake Oshiro, to the 6-year-old son of a friend and constituent, Joel Itomura. It was Itomura who brought the lack of an official designation for the humuhumu to the attention of Oshiro (D-Aiea-Halawa).