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watched over by his kahuna or priest, who lived in the house 
and drew the fish into the trap by means of invocations to his 
deity. It would seem that the ceremonies connected with this 
Pakule were to be stringently observed, as, if a kahuna in his 
incantations even misplaced a word, the ceremony would be of 
no effect and the kahuna would die. ‘The priest was believed to 
have the power to draw into the trap at will any variety of fish 
desired, and for his services he received payment in advance from 
the fishermen who expected to benefit from the catch. It was 



believed that when invoked, Hina enticed the variety of fish 
desired into the harbor from the sea. On the return of the fish to 
the ocean, they perceived Kuula hiding behind the wall and fear- 
ing to pass him, attempted to make their way over the bank, where 
they were stopped by the men on the walls (represented by the 
black stones). Threatened on both sides, they entered the trap. 
Mr. Bruce Cartwright Jr. found on top of the wall near Hina a 
collection of four or five small pieces of basalt; the largest, under 
seven inches long, was preserved and shown to a native, who said 
it represented a certain fish. It may be that the kahuna, who 
believed in his power as thoroughly as did his customers, desig- 
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