S J)iir<fo>'s Report for fgi6. 



In the (la\s following llie Fair, the Memoirs of the Museum 

 were placed at the disposal of the public in the Maui Hotel lobb)-, aud 

 at the office of the Rev. R. B. Dodge, Chairman of the Arts aud Crafts 

 Committee. The rest of my time was used up in gathering informa- 

 tion concerning the heiau and introducing the Bishop Museum to 

 many Hawaiians who had not heard of it. h'or the latter purpose 

 I carried a copy of the handbook in my pocket, and keen interest 

 was displayed by the Hawaiians who looked it through. 



lu the heiau work, using Wailuku as a base, I covered the 

 coast as far as Kahakuloa on the N. W., Keanae on the N. E.. 

 La Perouse Bay on vS. \\. and Olowalu on S. W. P'orthe Lahaina 

 and Kaanapali sections, Lahaina may be used as a base later. 

 The heiau work was disappointing. I had hoped to get a better 

 understanding of the heiau terms used by the late S. ^L Kamakau 

 in his waitings from the natives of the Wailuku section, where 

 Kamakau lived many years. The terms, however, were unknown 

 to these people, as were most of the commoner heiau terms. Over 

 twenty-five heiau sites were seen and fifteen more heard of. Of 

 the few where stones remained, not one was in condition to afford 

 an original ground plan such as I required. 



These little journeys, however, were the means of securing 

 twelve good specimens, of which two were given, one purchased, 

 aud four found by my wife who accompanied me . Deserted house lots 

 were the best source of supply. Expenses have been kept at a mini- 

 mum through the use of my own machine which I had with me. 

 Respectfully submitted, 



John F. G. Stokes, 



Curator of Polynesian Ethnology. 



To Mr. vStokes' interesting account of his Maui visit I am 

 pleased to add the following communication from the well-known 

 Chairman of the Arts and Crafts division of the Fair: 



Wailuku, December 25, 19 16. 

 Dk. William T. Brigham, 



Director Bishop Museum, Honolulu. 

 Dear Dr. BriCtIiaim: — The Committee in charge of the Hawai- 

 ian Arts and Crafts Department of the County Fair wish me in their 

 behalf to most heartily express the thanks of the Committee and 



the entire Board of the County F'air for the most generous assist- 



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