476 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Near Kaunakakai large numbers of clams are found growing in the 
mud, but are not eaten because of a fine grit found in them. 
During 1900 there were 20 Chinese (all in the fish-pond fisheries), 
103 natives, and 5 Japanese engaged in the fisheries. The Chinese 
used gill nets exclusively, the Japanese cast nets, and the natives all 
forms of apparatus. 
The canoe was almost exclusively used in the fisheries, 1 whaleboat 
alone having been employed. In numbers, the cast net leads all other 
forms of apparatus. The bag net is the most valuable. There were 
15 fish ponds which were worked commercially in 1900, and these were 
valued at $11,425. The total investment in the fisheries of the island 
amounted to $17,140. 
The amaama is the principal product of the fisheries, 112,514 pounds, 
ralued at $28,154, being taken. Olio is second, with 86,000 pounds, 
worth $9,000. The total catch for the whole island amounted to 
376,255 pounds, valued at $67,599. 
Table showing, by apparatus and species, the yield of the fisheries of Molokai in 1900, 
an | : | ; 
Apparatus and species. | Lbs. Value. | Apparatus and species. Lbs. Value. 
Seines: || Cast nets: 
kan een noes aoe ees oe 26, 900 $2,590 | AS Ai Soc ot Me ees 2,875 $575 
Ame cin) eed cee ote 12, 200 3, 050 ATO RAINS boncsc4 cece see 9,714 2, 429 
WHeEinG eens eee eee 495 124 TORTA Dla: hb eee ee eee 2, 065 310 
KI eee ae eens ae 428 43 NGI Seat Pee aces eee 300 6 
Kawakawa..........-..-- 3,431 343 || Olaleeea. We Acie 1, 612 161 
RUM ose esbess Sects <. 4, 282 642 || Pains. Sanaa err ese 4,129 413 
1 SD SA ore eee aan ae 1, 634 163 || es rs 
Man Omeerers ssectce ee aee | 596 30 Moths. sees seenese eee 20, 695 3, 894 
MIKI a Was cc 8 Hono 288d 391 | 39 || : 
NUDU ee seeeeee es. aca 835 84 | Line fisheries: 
Palani. 2-6. <3 ess ae 2,540 381 ROWE one oceereeek eons 1, 205 181 
PROPEO S25. cece eo ge oe 740 75 Ahi ee 603 60 
WIRG aoe ss eeee ee eae es 616 123 Aholehole 1, 834 275 
OARS eres o nemres oes 6,117 | 1223 Aku 33, 800 3, 996 
WoO Gacc cc eoes fone let eer 1,316 158 Akule 412 41 
Weelés cea..-- 5. oes sates iis 127 AO OU oe 2 kee eee tae | 323 65 
oS AWeoOWe0..........------ 1,275 446 
ROTA ee se ae aoe mciete-crars 62, 798 9,195 Hapuupuu.assasse 0-2. 502 50 
= ERIN Alen 2222.2 ces s.2s 1, 696 170 
| Vs R75 
Bag nets: a ee Sopa e | 1 ee 355 
FACT Blocases 22 eic's a orate scares 7,600 760 || NS Oa oF aig bey ANG Dem Ee 
: OF Kahala so-ces- ose oe 020 172 
AMAsMG 222422222622 ac 900 250 Rawalcawn 10) 243 1.024 
1G i210 ti: (ee ar ee eee 1, 325 331 i aaa eager ante a a srs Neer 
= Bag F | FOR 65.2 B mero e ces asecee 643, 96 
HG Be a Slare Sia ovasa Siayeiesatexate 7,421 594 K oe ‘ 
> Wo 9 UPOUPOUs eae tees oace 851 213 
UI Fee eae Aceisdi</a.2:s 7, 0349 1,102 F : SOF 
Ue ; Manima bin. ease ee 1,895 114 
Malolose.2 i. -2cce<.oecees 800 200 Prien fs , : 
aed aes as Malzomk0)g.c2cs eau ees 429 43 
Manini 22 sscacccacccoccas 3, 600 720 r DOR 
rd 99 Moano:<.s5o.c5ssse525-< 5,497 825 
INU ee eee ete misce 1, 216 122 Noni 1006 151 
OR a sscse ccna sesionnee 467 AT One ee 36° 000 9 000 
QOpelul-2.225-t-etece eee 13, 842 DO 7G8y || © > Gp eS Sse Grae aa ye eee os ete lai 
O 49, ht OnOctacdeskasasesee seas 1,171 176 
DUEL cose cu scScmmiececes 1, 739 174 = Sie = aC 
apr ra (OYo} sub 'dch Ie ee eee 694 139 
ON foe ee cones 5, 674 567 Pak 1.303 130 
MORE. cit sos Passadaee 1, 562 187 Pie eeties Gc menne eam oe ae 
ae 3 Palami 9, 700 1,455 
= Puhi 6, 864 824 
‘ € 5 2) ’ 
MOta! = ogc 3ieeseeevoate 53, 495 7, 822 ian 2) 617 131 
Ulaula 775 116 
Spears: — Ulua 10,575 2,115 
[EVIE 82 2 RP ee ee gee 1, 200 144 || Upapalu.. sate | 314 | 31 
1a l(c\ 38 Saat ee ea ee eae | 1, 700 340 |! We 355 seo eee | 1, 090 | 131 
GIB de Sos endian sow ae sous | 150 9]  — Welea | 1,150 115 
Mota lueenet cess cc aaa ce 3,050 | 493 || Potalscanee Sees oe | 144, 298 | 23, 215 
Amaama and awa were the only species taken in the fish ponds, by 
far the greater part being of the former. Gill nets took the principal 
portion, 83,919 pounds, valued at $20,980. Seines were also used, 
their catch being 8,000 pounds of amaama, worth $2,000. 
