474 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 
According to Mr. A. F. Judd, in an article on ‘‘ Rock carvings of 
Hawaii,” published in Thrum’s Annual for 1904— 
Archeological investigations have brought to light several monuments of which 
the Hawaiians have always disclaimed the making. The fish pond in the land of 
Apua, at Kualoa on the island of Oahu, is a notable example, and others might be 
mentioned. 
A typical example of fish ponds in embryo is to be observed in the 
neighborhood of Mana, on the island of Kauai. There are several 
hundred acres of overflowed land here belonging to the territory, 
which certain natives have leased for a nominal sum. Ditches have 
been dug in order that the sea water may enter, and in the ponds so 
improvised ama-ama are raised. It is probable that in the course of a 
few years the banks will be raised higher and made permanent, thus 
turning the swamp into a regular interior fish pond. 
The Kanaha fish pond at Wailuku, on the island of Maui, is being 
much enlarged and improved this year (1904). There were formerly 
several ponds here, but the others have been filled in. Considerable 
trouble has been experienced with this fish pond owing to the lack of 
proper direct connection with salt water. A heavy freshet made an 
opening toward the sea about four years ago, but it was not deep 
enough to allow a sufficient quantity of sea water to enter, and since 
the rainwater forced the salt water out, the ama-ama were killed in 
large numbers. In 1903 this was especially noticeable, and in the 
latter part of the year many of the fish were given away or else sold 
very cheap, inasmuch as they would have died had they been allowed 
to remain in the pond. Awa, ahdlehdle, gold-fish, and odpue are also 
found in this pond. 
If the various schemes for the development of the bank fisheries off 
the south and east coasts of Molokai are successful there will probably 
be a considerable increase in the number of fish ponds used commer- 
cially in this section. Many ponds on this side of Molokai are not in 
use at the present time, owing to a lack of convenient markets. The 
new enterprises contemplate repairing and putting into operation some 
of these ponds, and using them either to raise ama-ama for the Hono- 
lulu markets, or as temporary storage places for the line-caught fish 
until the transporting vessels can carry them away 
Considerable fishing is carried on in the numerous sugar-plantation 
reservoirs, notably in those on Maui, some of which are quite exten- 
sive. Carp and gold-fish are the principal species taken. This fishery 
has not yet attained commercial importance, nearly all of the fish 
taken being consumed by the workers on the various vlantations, who 
catch them. 
A number of the ponds are used as private preserves by their 
owners and do not appear in the commercial tables given herewith. 
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