COMMERCIAL FISHERIES OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 477 
THE FISHERIES OF OAHU. 
This island is divided into 6 districts—Kona (sometimes called Hono- 
lulu), Ewa, Waianae, Waialua, Koolauloa, and Koolaupoko. 
There is only one line of railway on Oahu, the Oahu Railway and 
Land Company—which extends from Honolulu to Kahuku, a distance 
of 71 miles, and which began operations in 1889—but it has proved of 
almost incalculable benefit to the fisheries of the island. The railway 
passes close to some of the finest fishing-grounds around the island, 
and through the excellent business foresight and generous treatment 
of the management a great impetus has been given to the development 
of these. During 1900 over 61 tons of fishery products were handled 
by the railway, most of the shipments being from points within about 
35 miles of the city. Fish are usually handled in baskets and boxes 
holding about LOO pounds each. The rate for carrying the baskets is 
25 cents each and for the boxes 30 cents each, which includes also their 
return to the shipper. In time the company expects to extend its line 
completely around the island, thus making a belt line. 
Canoes, rowboats, sampans, scows, and whaleboats were the styles 
of boats in general use. The natives and South Sea Islanders used 
the canoes, the Japanese the sampans, the Chinese the whaleboats, 
while the other forms were used indiscriminately. More fish ponds 
were used commercially on this island than on any of the others, there 
being 75, valued at $149,050. The total investment for the island 
amounted to $200,544. 
Malolo was the principal species taken in tbe fisheries in both quan- 
tity and value, 571,002 pounds, valued at $142,773, having been 
secured. Amaama was second with 503,794 pounds, worth $125,920, 
followed by ulua with 324,272 pounds, valued at $67,630. The total 
for the island was 2,737,198 pounds, valued at $561,915. 
Table showing, by nationality, the number of persons using each form of apparatus in the 
Jisheries of Oahu in 1900. 
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In quantity and value of catch bag nets are first with 694,838 
pounds, valued at $163,103. Nearly all the malolo are taken in this 
form of apparatus. The other principal species were weke, akule, 
and amaama. 
