INDEX. 



573 



Opeas, 439 



Opehi. The opchi and aku were two kinds of 



fish that wpve sacred and tabu Ijy turns for 



six months at a time. On January i:Uh each 



year a human sacrifice was offered together 



with the fish aku. Tlie Kalioalii, a man 



personifyinfc the god of that name, is sa'd to 



have plucked out and ate the eye of each. 



By this ceremony the tabu was taken from 



the aku and the opelu in turn became tabu 



for si.x months. 

 Opelu, 349, 363, 3(i4 



nets, 341 



palahu (Mackerel), 366, 349 

 0])ereulate land shells, 438 

 0])erculum defined, 413 



False, 439 



from Vivipanis, 436 



in Turban shell, 460 

 Opihi, 4(i6 



"Opium" tree [Opiuma], 198 

 Opu. A protuberance with an enclosure as the 



belly, stomach, bladder, etc. The Hawaiians 



sujiposed the seat of thought, intelligence, 



etc., also the seat of moral power to reside 



in the small intestines: hence opu or naaii 



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 shai)ed like an olielisk. 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 aljoral view of sea-ur(hin, 496 

 Orange, 2(33, 2()4 



aphis, 265, 389 



Chinese, 266 



jiroves, Old, 135 



Introduction of, 264 



Large trees of, 265 



mite, 265 



-red birds [Akepa], 333 



Russet, cause of, 2(i5 

 Orca, 347 



Order (scr Nomenclature) 

 Oreomystis, Genus, 331 

 Oroan ]ii]ie coral, 429 



Oriental method of rice cultivation, 276 

 Origin of bird fauna, 338 



Hawaiian plants, 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 

 Oiiiament shell, 470 

 Ornithologist (329). One who is devoted to the 



study of birds. 

 Osculum explaineil, 499 

 Osteroaard, .1. .M., 447 

 Ou, 331 



use of feathers of, 77 

 O-u, 337 



holov.ai, 337 

 Outline of head of Maui {sec map of), 134 

 Outfit for reef collecting, 478 

 Otaheite gooseberry (PIn/lhnithiifi diKtirlnix. 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 itinnate leaves be- 

 l<ings to the very large tropical genus Phyllan- 

 thus, commonly reiircsented in the islands V)y 

 the variegated Phiillnntlnis roxen-pictun. much 

 used as a hedge jjlant. It is a native of 

 Java. The Heshy green fruits, an inch \iv 

 more in diameter, occur in long clusters. 

 A related species with finely pinnate leaves 

 (I'lii/llunthux cmhlica Linn.) is rare in Ha- 

 waii. A single tree may be seen in the 

 Mausoleum grounds in Nuuanu Valley. The 

 round fruits, % inch in diameter, are slightly 

 flattened and six-striated. 



Ovary [Hot] (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: OX O.VHl' — 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 6.0 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. By 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 18.2.5 

 m.. Waianae Station 33.30 m.. Kaena Point 

 44.50 m., Waialua station 55.80 m.. Kahuku 

 Plantation 69.50 ni., Punaluu 80.50 m. 

 OX KAUAI — Nawiliwili: to Koloa 11.0 m., 

 Hanapepe 20.0 m.. Waiawa 31.5 m.. Xuololo 



44.8 m., Hanamaulu 3.3 m.. Wailua River 

 7.7 m. Kealia 11.9 m., Kilauea 23.6 m , 

 Hanalei 31.8 m.. 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., Xahiku Landing 49.9 m.. Hana 

 P. O., 55.6 m.. Kipahulu Mil 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.. Xap"'' 

 29.8 m. OX 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., 

 Koliala Court House 15.0 m.. Kealaki kua 

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

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

 Kahuku Ranch :!6.5 m.. Volcano to Halfway- 

 House i:i m.. Pahala 2:i 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 Kaunakakai: to 

 Mevers, Kalae, 5.0 m.. Kal.nipapa 9.0 m.. 

 Kainalo 9.0 m., Pukoo 15.ii m., Halawa 

 25.0 m. 



Oviparous fishes, llxaiui'lc of. 358 



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

 sects i)lace their eggs in places suited to 



lliciv (Icvelopincnt. 



Owalii. 227 



"Owl" fish I Moa 1. 375 



Owl, Hawaiian short-eared, 336 



Owlet moths, 396 



Owls, Sacred. In time of danger the appearance 

 of an owl was regarded as a favorable omen. 

 Kukaualii w;is the god of owls. 



Ox bot-Hy, 421 



Oyster beds attacked by starfish, 4S9 



culture. Attempts at, ll-'i 



Kxtinct, 444 



Fossil, 115 



