COMMERCIAL FISHERIES OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 461 
GENERAL STATISTICS. 
The three tables below show ina condensed form, by islands, the 
persons employed and nationality of same, the boats, apparatus, fish 
ponds, and shore and accessory property used in the business, and the 
catch by species, together with the value of same. 
The island of Oahu leads all the others in almost every phase of 
the industry, followed by Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, and 
Niihau in the order enumerated. 
The Hawaiians predominate in the fisheries, followed in the order 
named by the Japanese, Chinese, South Sea Islanders (people from the 
Gilbert and Marquesas islands), Americans, Portuguese, and Germans. 
The total number of persons employed was 2,345. This does not 
include the persons engaged in the wholesale trade of Honolulu and 
Hilo, or the persons engaged in the various fish markets, as these have 
been shown elsewhere. 
Oahu leads in the matter of total investment, with $200,544. Hawati 
is a poor second, with $25,172 of total investment. The total invest- 
ment for all the islands was $272,591. 
So far as quantity was concerned, the catch of akule leads, but 
amaama was first in value of catch. Other leading species were malolo, 
ulua, aku, oio, awa, moano, kawakawa, opelu, opihi, and ula. Oahu 
leads all the other islands in the quantity and value of catch, followed 
by Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, and Niihau, in the order 
as named. The total catch for all the islands amounted to 6,2 2,455 
pounds, valued at $1,083,646, 
The inalolo catch was confined almost entirely to Oahu, only 8,080 
pounds being secured on Hawaii and Molokai. Oau and olepa were 
taken only in the fisheries of the island of Oahu. Lolohau, nohupinao, 
okuhekuhe, wolu, frogs, ounauna alealea and pa were taken only on 
Hawaii, while the carp and puuili catch was confined solely to Itauai. 
li, pakaikawale, puwalu, and loli were taken only on Maui. 
A remarkable feature of the fisheries is that but five species—aku, 
oio, uku, ulaula, and ulua—were taken commercially on all of the 
islands. It is possible that some of the others are also to be found 
around all of the islands, but are not sought for commercially. 
Table showing, by islands and nationality, the number of persons engaged in the fisheries in 
1900. 
| | 
Nationality. | Hawaii. | Kauai.} Lanai.| Maui. | Molokai.| Niihau. Oahu. | Total. 
aa. Thad - | 
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WHINGSE irae te toisey cle Siticiatele =i 8 | Saal eso sistas 3 | YAU), | EE ee asEeA 173 | 238 
Hawalian men....2:5.-....- | 318 | 104 40 151 103 8 | 471 | 1,195 
Hawaiian women........... 87 | 16 6 80) eeseeen- 4 | 183 | 376 
DAPAN CSE cereals clo cteswisie ces ese 134 | DOD Ease aas 37 BA eaten cat | 259 485 
POrtUgMese ese sees eccse | Sars saci beac 3 sce Gade sate bods so55| dcosaeqahe jasededanse 2 2 
South. Sea Islanders......... |--2 2222. Bass Se oH ec docte hu ame mene Joaecndmaes 18 43 
Mptaled eee tenes 2 | 549 | 207 46 | 297 128 | 12) 1,106 | 2,345 
