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INDEX. 



Ahaaiiia (feast), 355 



Ahakea. Name of a species of yellowish wood 

 {Bohea spp.) used for rims of canoes, poi 

 boards and paddles. The tree in the forest 

 nspicuous by reason of its light green 



foliage. 



assembly collected at 



Aha-moa. The 



a cock-fit'ht. 

 Ahanui, 206, 224 

 Ahi, 349, 301 



Ahinahina (Silver-sword), 206, 229 

 Aholahola, 341 



Aholehole (Sea-perch), 336, 349, 358 

 Ahuhii, 207, 227, 341 



similar to digitalis, 207 



Uses of, 207 

 Ahuula (Feather cape), 48, 70 



of feathers, 44 

 Aiea^Kaawau 

 Aiea, Mill at, 274 

 Ainahau Garden, 234 



Lily pond in, 234 

 Air breathing mollusks, 434 

 Air-plant, 240, 20S, 254 



peculiarity of, 20S 

 Akaakai (Bul'lriish), 198, 199. 

 Ahai, 227 



Akai. Name applied to the different species of 

 the genus Wikstroemtn. The shrubby plants 

 have ,a tough bark furnishing a strong native 

 fiber and contain an into.xicating narcotic 

 which was employed by the natives to poison 

 fish in fresh water as auhuhu was used in 

 salt water. 



Akailoa, Kauai, 330 



Akala, 250 



Akala Falls, 170 



Akepe, 333 



Akialoa, 330 



Akikihi, 337 



Akilolo, 3.59 



Akoakoa^general name for 



Akoko, 192, 212, 220, 283 



Aku (Ocean bonito), 366, 349 

 and Opelu tabu (.sve Opelu) 



Akule (Big-eyed scad), 362, 341, 349, 304 



Akulikuli, 192 



Akulikulikai, 199 



Alaa 



coral, 486 



genus of ti • 1^ s uh m 

 more comninn >[h , i, s 

 & Hook.) «;,v HS,,I i, 



Alaala=(Fig. 9), 482 

 Alaalahee. The spawn 



illnli 



the species of the 

 sap of the 

 '<andwicense Benth. 

 bird lime. 



"squid.' 

 relish. 



It 



Alaalapuloa, 192 



Alaalawainui, 202 



Alao (Hawaiian gallinule), 323 



Legend of, 320 



keokeo (Hawaiian coot), 323 

 Alahee. The name of a tree (Plectrnnii odornt.i 



Benth. & Hook.) : from its wood instru- 

 iits were made for tilling the soil. (See 



Oo.) The le 



on Molokai. 

 Alaihi, 371 

 Alala (Hawaiian crow), 327 



also used to produ 

 shrub or small tree w! 

 d (fragrant, sweet'-scenti 

 n all islands, but especial 



Alalaua (Catahifa), 366 

 Alamihi, 460 



Alani, 220 

 Alaska, 324 

 Alauhiio, 332 

 Albatross, 312 



Black-footed, 310 



Black-footed, following a steamer, 316 



care of young, 315 



"dance,'" 316, 314 



eggs, 316 



eggs. Use of, 316 



Laysan, 92, 294, 316 

 Albatross, U. S. Fish roin. ship, 351 (fre- 

 quent mention in subsequent pages) 

 Albinism, Examples of {sec Sparrows) 

 Aleyonarians, 479 

 Aleihi lakea, 349 

 Alena, 192 



Alexander, Pr. William D., (Historian), 12 

 Alfalfa, 280 

 Alga>, 500 



Common, at Waikiki, 492 



Edible, 502 



from the reef, 498 



How to collect, 500 



Literature on, 502 



on the summit of Mauna Kea, 152 

 Algaroba, 208, 242 



habitat of, 243 



bean weevel, 395 



gum, 243 



honey, 243 



pod weeyel, 395 



Phylodendron in an, 240 



scale, 391 



tree [Kiawe], 240 



trees at Waikiki, 116 



uses of, 243 



when introduced, 242 

 Alkali feldspar lava, 155 



Alii. One who rules or has authority over men. 

 Aalii or .\lii. The name of a small hard wood 



tree (Dodona-a inacosa Linn.) common on all 



islands up to the 4000 foot leevl. The wood 



is used to some extent for fence posts : the 



leaves were used for medicine by the natives. 

 Alii (Chiefess), 60 



how buried, 52 

 .\lii kapu. The high chiefs were stvled alii kapu 



or sacred chiefs and almost divine honors 



was paid to them. 

 Aliipoe, 207 

 Allamanda, 248, 252 

 Alligator pear=Avocado pear, 258, 201 



(.s-rr (ihri Avocado), 202 

 Alluvial jdain, Examples of [Hanalei], 106 

 Almond, Demerara, 245 



nuts of, 248 



Troidcal, 245 

 Ali)habet, The Hawaiian, 39 

 Alps, 229 

 Altars, Fishermen "s, 339 



