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over dry weather conditions in Kona. It is expected that all field 

 work, excepting rain and stream gaging maintenance, will be 

 completed by Xovember 30, 1913. 



Very respectfully, 



G. K. Larrison, 

 Superintendent of Hydrography. 



THE KALO IX HAIVAII (V). 



By Vaughan MacCaughey and Joseph S. Emerson. 

 LIST OF VARIETIES (Concluded). 



156. AIaxini. This is the name of a brightly striped fish, 

 and the kalo is so called because in the striping of its petioles it 

 resembles this fish. Another explanation is that nini refers to 

 anger, especially the "anger of the g'ods," and that either the fish 

 or the kalo Maniiii could be used to appease the iiiiii or anger of 

 the gods when offended. A place formerly famous for its ]\Ianini 

 kalo was Wahiawa, on Kauai. There are several sub-varieties, 

 all grown in !o'i. 



157. Manini ha kikokiko. The petioles of this kalo are 

 striped with dark purple. The corni is white within, and re- 

 sembles Maka opio. It matures in one year, and is good steamed 

 or made into poi. 



158. ]\Ianini kakau. Kakau means striped or spotted; it is 

 identical with the word tatu or tatoo. This kalo is planted in 

 lo'i or wet places near the edge of the woods. It is well known 

 on Oahu and ]Maui (Kalihi, Waihee). The corm is very large, 

 and is white within. The leaf blade is large and mottled, the 

 petioles are conspicuously striped with dark purple. This kalo 

 was considered suitable for medicine, and for offering to the 

 gods. 



159. ]\Iaxini lau kikokiko. Like Maiiiiii hakikokiko ex- 

 cept that the leaf-blade is conspicuously mottled with dark purple. 



160. Manini ula. 



161. Maninini. No data, save that it is stated that this kalo 

 is not one of the Manini group. 



162. Manuia. This kalo is said to be similar to Haokea, save 

 that the leaves and huli are striped. 



163. IMaua melemele. Corms under this name were sent 

 from Hilo region to the U. S. Department of Agriculture by L. 

 C. Lyman, 1908. 



164. jVIaua ulu. According to ]\lr. L. C. Lyman, a synonym 

 for Maua melemele. 



165. MiMi lOLE. This kalo is raised in unirrigated fields, par- 

 ticularly in the Hilo region. The corm is long and cylindrical in 

 form : it is white within, of a sticky or gummy consistency, and of 



