174 Pomander Collection of Hazcaiian Folk-lore. 



On the departure of Kuula, Hina and Aiai, the fishes were all removed, none 

 remaining- in the sea and in the waters adjacent to Hana. No fish whatever could be 

 caught by the fishermen of Kahoalii, because Kuula and Hina had fish bodies. 



As for Aiai, he went to a cave in a low precipice, where he remained in 



seclusion until found by IMlihawawa, who took him as a friend to his house where they 



remained together. During their companionshij) their occupation was cultivating the 



land, but though they obtained food there was no fish. Aiai told his friend to weave 



baskets for the catching of hinalea.^ So they wove the baskets, and when finished 



they went down to the rocky seashore and placed them in ])osition. Then Aiai called on 



his parents for fish: 



O Kuula and Hina, 



Send the fish in. 



The young hinalea and the opule.'' 



Hina said to Kuula: "Give some fish for our son." At this time the basket was 

 standing in place and the fishes came into it until it overflowed, the basket being quite 

 full. So the friend Pilihawawa collected the fish and ])laced them on dry land. Kuula, 

 however, sent in the surfs which, breaking, carried all the fish back into the sea, the fish 

 which were placed in the container only remained. That was the method of fishing 

 and the origin of [Kuula] fishermen which continues to this day. Hina is a real stone, 

 which exists to this day. It controls certain fishes. Here are the names: the aku," the 

 akule," the oio,' the moi,' the a'u," the manini.'" 



Kuula and Aiai are in the same class ; they are both fish stones," and have certain 

 sacredness to this day. Reddish things are sacred to Kuula, such as the red dye, and 

 the red waist cloth, and everything of a reddish hue, and so on. Therefore through 

 Kuula all the different methods of fishing and the fishes became established throughout 

 these islands ; hence, the instructor in fishing. 



There are many various methods and divisions in fishing; a different method in 

 shallow water, and in decjj water, and a different method again in the fishing grounds 

 midocean. There are also various ways of catching fish in the vocation of fishing, that 

 of the night differing from that of the day; of the morning from that of the evening, 

 as liahaniau. iniiniki. kikonio, kainakoi, k'wlaola, hoauau, hoolnuluu, o. mocnioe: by 

 canoe fishing with net; hiakn, kapae, kakaiihu, squid catching, and so forth; by bait, 

 with hook and line, rod, stone, wood and so forth. 



The fishing seasons varied during the year, and were not always on the same time ; 

 there were auguries by which the proper time for fishing might be discerned, and not 

 go fishing without any foreknowledge. Certain kinds of fishing were under restrictions, 

 while others were unrestrained; single-handed fishing and fishing in parties ; some with 

 canoe, and some without canoe. 



'Hinalea, wrasse-fish (Thalassoma balUeui). ■ "A'lu sword-fisli (Xiphias ghdiiis). 



'Ofulc, wrasse-fish (Anamfscs cuvicr). "Manini, surgeon-fish (Tcutlus saiid-u'ichcisis). 



\4ku. bonito (Gymuosarda felamis). "The fisher-folk's deities throughout the islands were 



c, ,, , 1 1 J /-r ; „ ^;.^ ;,„ . I simp v certain designated stones; in no case were they 



'•Akulc, mackerel scad (Trachurofs i-niiiu-iiol^litluilma). carved images 



mio, bone-fish (Alhula vtdj^cs). 

 ^Moi (Polydiictyhis scxfilis). 



