; Walled Fish Traps of Pearl Harbor. 33 
It is among the fisherfolk that we find superstitions most preva- 
lent today, and many Hawaiian fishermen are still as punctilious in 
the offerings of ‘‘first-fruits’’ as they were formerly. When a Ha- 
waiian makes a new net, the first object drawn up, be it fish, sea- 
weed or pebble, is offered to Kuula with a prayer to insure the luck 
of the net. Formerly, and in isolated cases today, the first fish of 
the catch was brought ashore and dedicated to Kuula, the ceremony 
as now observed being a simple offering generally accompanied by 
a prayer and varying according to the locality and the individual. 

FIG. 10. NORTH WALL OF PAKULE, LOOKING WEST. 
At Hammer Point above the beach and in line with the north 
and south walls of the Pakule is an zmz or underground oven 
called ‘‘Koa’’ (Figs. 1 and 11). Koa is the name of a small walled 
enclosure or platform, numerous examples of which are scattered 
around the coasts of these islands, where the fish are offered to 
Kuula. This Museum is fortunate in having in its employ asa 
janitor a Hawaiian fisherman who lived for many years near 
~Puuloa, and through him most of the native information was 
gleaned. The Pakule and the land at Hammer Point enclosed 
by the fence and the house (see Fig. 1) were tabu to Kuula and 
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