COMMERCIAL FISHERIES OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 471 
Table showing, by apparatus and species, the yield of the fisheries of Kauai in 1900. 









Apparatus and species. Lbs. Value. Apparatus and species. Lbs. Value. 
Seines: Scoop nets: 
Akule (Hahalalu)........ 12, 414 $1, 241 PUTS Fs Sen eect och actos 5, 100 $153 
LACT OS SS ee 5, 200 780 || Spears: 
Ore pane ieee oom ae wise. 2, 900 725 WAC Clea see oe cone ice aon 3, 000 750 
(ate oe Se 1, 800 270 ———— 
——__—___ |__| Lines: 
tale eae See ee 22, 314 3, 016 INST eich 4 3 ee CO ee 10, 892 2,724 
eal OlOMCEe Cee ach oeeee 36, 061 9, 016 
Bag nets: | (Cie hg) SRM ee es 45,722 | 25, 408 
Akule (Hahalalu)........ | 61, 200 6, 120 (OREN TOY AEs cee Rare ammeriod 26, 552 14, 341 
IATAB AINA See espn Soc tacscinas 23, 510 3, 527 Wilttay at Sap ee Sse ae 72, 529 8, 363 
‘Oia kaan a.) Gee eee | 13,013 3,276 NG) eo) Beats da Aten Be 11, 950 2, 820 
LOU CASO e) 3" aia ane ne ence 13, 8383 1, 383 
Lotte cee see eee 203, 706 62, 672 
SRO elie eee = ae ee oe 111, 556 14, 306 _——————— 
SS Se | ES 
Dip nets: WGIMU se fees Sse ejemiceeee 397 81 
WG Tes ee Bee ae cee 8, 300 1, 660 Wilts acevo staat eecces 622 156 
1277) 12 ees ee ee ee 4, 567 550 WE oe 4685 Ssagcse sonener 800 160 
Motel. |. sas. =< Season 12, 867 2, 210 Totals. fone ts sescns seS5se 1,819 397 
Gill nets: | 
WiGTe bee Sa Stee eee 4,100 820 




The products of the pond fisheries are of but little importance, as 
the ponds were few in number and did not receive much attention. 
Gill nets were used exclusively in fishing them. A few German 
carp were captured in them, and these were the only ones taken com- 
mercially in the fisheries of the islands. The catch aggregated 28,409 
pounds and was valued at $3,931. 
The river fisheries of Kauai, like those of the other islands, are 
insignificant in extent. During 1900 fishing was carried on in the 
Hanapepe, Waiaula, and Waimea rivers, cast nets and opai baskets 
being used. Amaama and opai were the only species taken, the aggre- 
gate catch being 10,250 pounds of amaama, valued at $1,538, and 400 
pounds of opai, worth $200. 
THE FISHERIES OF LANAI. 
Schools of fishes congregate around the shores of this island, and 
it is a favorite fishing-ground for the fishermen from Lahaina and the 
eastern portion of Molokai. Only natives were engaged in the fish- 
eries. Seines and lines were the only forms of apparatus in use, but 
a number of women and children engaged in fishing with their hands. 
The total investment in the fisheries of the island was $3,478. The 
principal species taken in the fisheries were akule, aku, amaama, and 
ulua. The total catch amounted to 212,628 pounds, valued at $29,853. 
The portion of the catch not consumed locally is usually carried to the 
markets at Lahaina, on Maui. 
The products of the seine and line fisheries are almost the same, both 
in quantity and value. In the line fisheries the aku, ulua, kawakawa, 
and puhi were the leading species, while in the seine fisheries akule, 
amaama, kumu, and iheihe were most prominent. 
