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Hazuaiian Nets and Ncttins:. 



very disastrous. This koko took its name from aipiiiipiiii^^* — the steward of a person 

 of high rank, deputed to carr}^ and care for the alii's food. The modern native gives 

 the meaning of puupuu" in this conne<5lion as a complicated or thick knot, of which 

 this koko is generally formed, but since some of the koko puupuu are of simple netting. 

 Fig. 134, though of very fine mesh, it would seem that the derivation of the name came 

 through the word aipuupuu, the 

 explanation of which was contribu- 

 ted by a very old native fisherman. 



The material in the koko 

 puupuu is mainl}' waoke, but coir, 

 olona, and in later days horsehair, 

 were also used. Frequentl}' the 

 piko and lower part of hanai are of 

 coir, and the upper part and kakai 

 of waoke, rarely olona, Fig. 104 c 

 and c/, and 105 b^ known 3.spaitk/i. 

 Occasionally two or more materials, 

 generally coir and waoke alternate 

 in rows, when the koko puupuu is 

 termed onionio or paukukii. It is 

 quite possible that horsehair suc- 

 ceeded human hair, which was 

 iised very extensivel}- in the neat 

 braid of the niho palaoa and for 

 decorating fan handles. 



The knots in the hanai were 

 either knitted or netted, taking for the application of the word knitted, a slip knot, or 

 one that when formed may be undone by drawing on the last end of the cord. The 

 knitted knot is shown in detail in Fig. 137 and following. 



It might be here mentioned that enquiry among the older generation of living 

 natives elicited almost no information concerning the manufacflure and use of koko, 

 particularly the koko puupuu, as these articles have been out of use for many years. 

 One old man explained that he had seen his grandfather make them, but that he himself 

 had had no use for them so did not take the trouble to learn. However, he could make 

 good fish nets ! There are a few natives in Honolulu who make koko for sale to tour- 



^* Aipuupuu = callous-necked. These men (class) were always recognized by a large callus on the shoulder, 

 caused by the auamo, and were very proud of the mark denoting their office. 



"Puu, puupuu, pu and pupu, in Hawaiian are very closely allied. Puupuu and puu mean, in short, "Any 

 round protuberance belonging to a larger substance." (See Andrews' Hawaiian Dictionary.) 



Fig. 131. PIKO N, H.\NAI G. 



