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I'oruamicr Collection of Hcuvaiian Polk-lorc. 



])lacc; and while feeding- indififerently on sea moss was the time of its being- surrounded. 

 'J'he iu^'a is a large fish, its body being a inukii ( four and a half feet), or a yard, and so 

 on in length. 



7. The thrashing net. Four times forty fathoms is the length of this net and six 

 yards high. Its method of fishing is to place the net mainly in a straight line, but curv- 

 ing at one end. The reason for that is, that when the fish is going jjarallel to the net on 

 turning back thev will be caught at that place. One man sjilashes the sea from the 

 front with the paddle, to stir the sea and scare the fish. Many fishes may be caught in 

 this net. 



8. The aliunde net. It is six fathoms long, with leaves on either. Two men 

 are engaged with the net. Large mullet are the fish caught in this net. 



9. Ani net. It is ten fathoms long, two men being employed, the feet being 

 the splash, hence the name ani. ]\lullet, ivckc, oania. iioiioa are the fishes caught. 



10. Ohiia l^alciuo net. It is one fathom in length; ten men are employed in 

 fishing with this net. The oliiia and the akilolo'"' are the fishes of this net.'' 



This is the end of the narrative on nets and fishes.'" But one thing more : about 

 endurance men in ocean diving and fishing. They are very famous until this day, and 

 there are records about them which are preserved with this people. 



^"Akilolo (GomphosKS. Thalassoma). 



''Oluta l>ulcmo net. .'Ks now practiced, oluia fishing 

 — liiK oluKi, as it is called — is hiii fishing in shoal water 

 in the daytime. 



"Various "don'ts" in connection with fishing : 



Don't say "E hclc una n'liM i ka hnmiia :" (I am going 

 fishing). Say instead, "E hclc ana zvau i ka nahclchclc :" 

 (I am going to the woods). The fisli Iiave ears and 

 they hear; and when you say you are going fishing they 

 hear and run away, so that you would come hack empty 

 handed. 



Don't hold your hands behind your l)acl<. To do so 

 is an indication of weariness and fish, lieing very con- 

 siderate, do not care to burden you further, so they 

 keep out of your reach. 



Don't carry on a conversation on the way to, or on 

 the fishing grounds; fish would liear and would dis- 

 appear. 



Don't walk on the beach immediatelv abreast of 



where the net is intended to be cast. The noise of your 

 feet on the pebbles or sand warns the fish off. 



Don't ask idle f|Ucstions of canoe-men getting ready 

 to go out fishing. Tlicy consider it an omen of bad luck. 



Don't indulge in dirty language or in smutty tales be- 

 fore going fishing. Even the fish are averse to dirt. 



Don't walk on a net when it is spread out; don't 

 step over a net when it is bundled. Take time to walk 

 around it. It is the house for the fish when it is cast 

 in the sea, and the fish prefer it clean. 



Don't "aia" the fish ("there it is"), when you see it 

 entering the net ; fish are timid and do not care to be 

 noticed; and when you do, they turn right around and 

 rush out again- 



Don't go fishing if your mouth is wrong (i. e., if you 

 have made a vow which you have not fulfilled) ; you 

 will only cause weariness to your companions, for you 

 will all come back empty-handed. Fish abhor a gas- 

 bag and keep away from hitn. 



