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In field work two expeditions were made to Kahoolawe and 

 en route Molokini was thoroughly explored. On the former island 

 twelve days were spent in company with Mr. Forbes the first time 

 and the island was explored as thoroughl}- as possible from the 

 land side, and man}- remains of a former populatioii were found. 

 "While waiting at Lahaina for the steamer to return us to Hono- 

 lulu, Mr. Forbes and I went to Honokahau and Kahakuloa and 

 examined and photographed three groups of historic stones." 



"Preparations were made immediately on my return to Hono- 

 lulu for a second expedition to Kahoolawe, and I left on the 

 Kilauea for Lahaina in company with Mr. Perry of the Museum 

 and Mr. Henry Jaeger, who kindly volunteered his services. We 

 had the misfortune to lose our equipment through a fire in the hold 

 of the Mikahala, but it was replaced as far as possible by pur- 

 chases in Lahaina. Mr. Perry and I spent twenty-three days at 

 Kahoolawe, but Mr. Jaeger had to return to Honolulu after a fort- 

 night; he rendered most valuable aid." 



The results of these expeditions were very satisfactory and 

 will be published after another trip to the island. The most illu- 

 minating information of the ancient fish-hook manufactures, and 

 indeed of the former life of the Hawaiian fisherman was obtained. 

 The excavations were conducted with the care used in excavating 

 Pompeii: everything was passed over a quarter-inch sieve. The 

 exhaustion of provisions and the appointed arrival of the launch 

 to take the explorers back to Lahaina compelled them to leave 

 much undone, although they brought many sacks of material to 

 be picked over on their return. 



It was a grand opportunity to study ancient life in a place 

 entirel}- out of the way of travel, and "among two thousand odd 

 fish-hooks and files and two or three thousand other specimens 

 there were but six objects of foreign introduction, viz.: one iron 

 boat spike, iron nail hook, copper nail, two fragments of cloth 

 and a piece of canvas, all found near the surface." The early 

 voyagers tell of the great eagerness of Hawaiians to secure iron 

 nails, which probably quickly replaced bone as a material for fish- 



