INDEX. 



573 



0]ieas, 439 



Opelu. The opehi and aku were two kinds of 



fish that were sacred and tabu by turns for 



six months at a time. On January 1.3th each 



year a human sacrifice ^yas offered together 



with the fish aku. The Kahoalii. a man 



personifying the god of that name, is said to 



have plucked out and ate the eye of each. 



By this ceremony the t.ibii was taken from 



the aku and the opelu in turn became tabu 



for six months. 

 Opelu, 349, 363, 3(i4 



nets, 341 



palahu (Mackerel), 366, 349 

 Ojierculate land shells, 43s 

 Operoiilum defiiieil, 4J3 



False, 439 



from Vivipanis, 436 



in Turban shell, 460 

 Opihi, 46(5 



"Opium" tree [Opiunia], 198 

 Opu. A protuberance with an enclosure as the 



belly, stomach, bladder, etc. The Hawaiians 



supposed the seat of thought, intelligence. 



etc.. also the seat of moral power to reside 



in the small intestines: hence opu or naatt 



was used bv them for what we call the heart. 

 Opule (Wrasse fish), 366, 349, 359 

 Oracle [Lananuu]. A tall framework of poles in 



the temples shaped like an obelisk. It was 



four to six feet square and hollow. In it the 



priest stood to get in direct communication 



with his god that he might learn the will of 



the god on important matters. 

 Oral and aboral view of sea-urchin, 496 

 Orange, 263, 264 



aphis, 265, 389 



Chinese, 266 



groves. Old, 135 



Introduction of, 264 



Large trees of, 265 



mite, 265 



-red birds [Akepa], 333 



Ruaset, cause of, 265 

 Orca, 347 



Order {-srr Nomenclature) 

 Oreomystis, Genus, 331 

 Organ pipe coral, 429 



Oriental method of rice cultivation, 276 

 Origin of V)ird fauna, 33S 



Hawaiian i)lants. 193 



the Hawaiian race, 26 



the Polynesian race, 26 

 Ornamental palms, 236 

 Ornaments, 38 



Feather, 75 



Flowers as, 38 



Human teeth as, 70 



Nut shells ,ivory, as, 38 

 Ornament shell. 470' 

 Ornithologist (329). One who is devoted to the 



study of birds. 

 Osculum ex])!ained, 499 

 Ostergaard, J. M., 447 

 Ou, 331 



use of feathers of, 77 

 O-u, 337 



holoT.-ai, 337 

 Outline of head of Maui (-s-rc map of), 134 

 Outfit for reef collecting, 478 

 Otaheite gooseberry (Phiiltanthus distirhiis. Miill.) 



Although extensively cultivated in the tropics 



for its acid fruits, which are used for pickles, 

 it is rare in Hawaiian gardens. This low 

 growing tree -with large pinnate leaves be- 

 longs to the very large tropical genus Phyllan- 

 Ihiis. commonly" represented in the islands by 

 the variegated PhiiUantkus ro/teo-pictus, much 

 used as a hedge plant. It is a native of 

 .lava. The fleshy green fruits, an inch or 

 more in diameter, occur in long clusters. 

 .V related species with finely pinnate leaves 

 [Phijllanthug emblica Linn.) is rare in Ha- 

 waii. A single tree may be seen in the 

 Mau.soleum grounds in Nuuanu Valley. The 

 round fruits. % inch in diameter, are slightly 

 flattened and six-striated. 



Ovary [Bot] (260). The part of the pistil 

 which contains the future seeds. 



Ovate (203). Like the section of an egg with 

 the broader end of the leaf next to the stem. 



Overland Distances: ON OAHU — From Honolulu 

 P. O. to Diamond Head .5.9 miles. Koko Head 

 11.8 m., Makapuu 14.8 m.. Waimanalo (by 

 the Pali) 12 m.. Pali 6.6 m.. Kaneohe 11.9 

 m., Waiahole 18.9 m., Kahana 26.4 m.. Ka- 

 huku Mill 37.2 m.. Waialua 28 m.. Ka- 

 huku Ranch (via Waialua 39.4. B,i Rail 

 from Honolulu Depot — To Puuloa 6.23 m., 

 Aiea 9.37 m.. Pearl Citv 11.76 m.. Wah'awa 

 Station 2.5.20 m.. Ewa Plantation Mill 18.25 

 m Waianae Station 33.30 m.. Kaena Point 

 44'..->(l m.. Waialua station 55.80 m., Kahuku 

 Plantation 69.50 m., Punaluu 80.50 m. 

 ON KAUAI — Nawiliwili: to Koloa 11.0 m.. 

 Hanapepe 20.0 m., Waiawa 31.5 m., Nuololo 



44.8 m., Hanamaulu 3.3 m.. Wailua River 

 77 m Keolia 11.9 m.. Kilauea 23.6 m. 

 Hanalei 31.8 ra.. Wainiha 34.8 m. OX 

 MAUI — from Kahului: to Spreckelsville 4.0 

 m . Paia P. O. 7.2 m.. Haiku 11.0 m., Huelo 

 20.2 m., Nahiku Landing 49.9 m.. Hana 

 P O . 55.6 m., Kipahulu Mill 66.2 

 m., Wailuku 3.8 m.. Waikapu 5.9 m.. 

 Maalaea 10.3 m., Kihei 12 m., Makawao 11.6 

 m.. Olinda 18.5 m., Haleakala (crater edge) 

 26.6 m Haleakala summit 28.6 m., Olowalu 



19.9 m., Lahaina Court House 25.5 m., 

 Waihee 7.3 m., Kahakuloa 16.3 m., Xapili 

 29.8 m. ON HAWAII — from Foreign 

 Church (Kohala) to Hamakua boundary 4.5 

 m.. Kukuihaele Mill 11.0 m.. Mana 7.7 m., 

 Honoipu 7.25 m.. Mahukona 10.5 m.. Mahu- 

 kona to Court House 9.2 m.. Kawaihae to 

 Waimea Court House 11.8 m.. Mana 19.5 m.. 

 Kohala Court House 15.0 m.. Kealakekua 

 to Kailua 12.0 m.. Kiholo 27.6 m.. Kawaihae 

 42.0 m.. Honaunau 4.0 m.. Hookena 7.7 m.. 

 Kahuku Ranch 36.5 m., Volcano to Halfway 

 House 13 m., Pahala 23 m.. Punaluu 27.6 

 m.. Honuapo 32.6 m.. Waiohinu 37.1 m.. 

 Kahuku Ranch 43.1 m. From Hilo Court 

 House 13 m., Pahala 23 m.. Punaluu 27.6 

 Road 9 m., Pahoa 20.0 m.. Pohoiki 28 m., 

 Kapoho 32.0 m.. Furneaux's 13.2 m.. Moun- 

 tain View 16.8 m.. Volcano House 31.0 m. 

 OX MOLOKAI — From Kauuakakai: to 

 Meyers, Kalae, 5.0 m.. Kalaupapa 9.0 m.. 

 Kainalo 9.0 m., Pukoo 15.0 m., Halawa 

 25.0 m. 



Oviparous fishes, Example of, 35s 

 Ovipositer (429). An organ by which many in- 

 sects place their eggs in places suited to 



their development. 

 Owalii, 227 



"Owl" fish [Moa], 375 

 Owl, Hawaiian short-eared, 33ii 

 Owlet moths, 396 

 Owls. Sacred. In time of danger the appearance 



of an owl was regarded as a favorable omen. 



Kukauahi was the god of owls. 

 Ox bot-flv, 421 

 Oyster beds attacked by starfish, 4S9 



culture, Attemiits at. 445 



Extinct, 444 



Fossil, 115 



