i<S6 Pomander Collect ion of Ifa-iCaiiaii Polk-lorc. 



as large as a f^oi ]iomicler is at the lowermost end, and from the stone to the [nearest] 

 hook is a distance of one fathom. As the line hangs |)er])endicularly so the hooks hang, a 

 yard from one hook to another, and so on till all the forty hooks are fastened. These 

 hooks are called kaka, iilaula. koae, Ichc, iiiokiilcia. These are the fishes caught on the 

 lower hooks, and on the upiiermost hook are the kahala caught. 



Miilicc. ol^chi. and s(|uid. are the baits for the kahala fish when the line is let down 

 for the fish to eat. The shaking of the line indicates the biting of the kahala. Tn this 

 method of fishing, landmarks are necessary to pro])erly identify the station. It could not 

 be found merely by seeking without certain objects on land. The landmarks to be 

 looked for are as follows: Hapuu is the most noted koa in the sea of Alenuihaha, north 

 of Kohala, Hawaii. Hukiaa is the land to which this station belongs, and there is a wide 

 extent from the land to this koa of Hapuu, about three miles distant ])erhaps. It is over 

 five times forty fathoms in de])th.''" 



The landmark to be looked for is Hajsuu, in the lowlands of Halawa, which is six 

 miles distant. It is a temi)le, built by Kamehameha, called "House of Kaili." The mark 

 to be looked for in the ui)lands is Puuiki, a toboggan slide, which is Upolo, west of Hu- 

 kiaa. When these come in line, the fishing ground (koa) is located, and that is the 

 only proper mode of fishing for the kahala. 



12. Kakaiiliii. A narrow net not deep, a fathom long, four sticks, the opening 

 being rectangular in shape. An iihii, a live one, is used as a decoy to ensnare the 

 stranger uliii.'^ It is kei)t secured by a line, and when it becomes tamed the net is cast. 

 That is the way this fish is caught. 



13. Maouiao^^ fishing. The iiiaoiiiao net is three fathoms long. Lobster is the 

 bait for the Jiiaoinao, and sometimes pohuc is used. The poJuic bait is a piece of bitter 

 calabash, made in a circular shai:)e and blackened in the fire, and tied to the o])ening of the 

 net, thus: there are four sticks encircling the mouth fof the net], and on this mouth 

 the pieces of pohuc are placed, floating on the sea. The maoinao on seeing the poJuie 

 floating takes it for bait and is thus ensnared. 



14. Long loose net. It has a circular mouth, and across the center of the net is a 

 string to which the bait is fastened. In the bottom of the net is a stone which holds 

 it down, thus is this method of fishing. 



IS- Kala basket fishing. Basket is its net, jilaited as the basket in the basket 

 fishing. Kaki''' is a nourished fish, fed with sea-weed, with taro and with squash. This 

 continues until the fish fattens, then a basket with food is let down. After the fish have 

 become accustomed to the treatment the catching net is let down. That is the method 

 of its catching. 



16. Of the ahi. I'our hundred fathoms is the length of the line. Large hooks 

 are required, with aku and opchi as bait. A nice flat stone is used as a sinker and 

 when two times fortv fathoms of line have been payed out into the deep, it is pulled up, 

 then the weight drops and the ahi is caught b\' the hook. Then the fish dives carry- 

 ing many forty lengths with it. The ahi"" is a \'ery ferocious and powerful fish, and of 



■'■"This gives a depth of twelve hundred feet. '"Maoinao, unclassified, is a yellowish fish of medium 



"Tliis method of fishing for uhu is not often prac- size, witli red and black spots. 



tiscd now, for it is hard to obtain the original for a '"'Kala surgeon-fish (Acanthunis uiiicoynis). 



decoy. The more common method is l)y spearing. '". //i/, alliacore (Genua iicnnn). 



