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ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN 
HINALEA (■ COMPHOSUS TRICOLOR ) 
It is a pity that its beautiful colors are not shown here. 
THE HONOLULU AQUARIUM* 
By M rs. Anita N. Busch 
T HE Aquarium at Honolulu is located in 
Kapiolani Park on Waikiki Beach about 
four miles from the city. 
It was built in 1904 by Mr. and Mrs. 
Charles M. Cooke on land donated for the pur¬ 
pose by Mr. James B. Castle, and is maintained 
by the Honolulu Rapid Transit Company. 
The building which cost originally $20,000 
has been improved from time to time. The 
central part of the structure is circular in form, 
with a single open pool. Radiating from the 
central section are three corridors containing 
thirty-six glass-fronted tanks. 
The exhibits consist chiefly of showy fishes 
from the neighboring coral reefs, there being 
about 100 different kinds and from 400 to 500 
specimens. The exhibit as a whole is wonderful 
and is doubtless the best display of tropical 
fishes in the world. It seems impossible to de¬ 
scribe the strange forms and amazing colors of 
* (From a letter received from Honolulu). 
KIHIKIHI ( ZANCLUS CAXESCENS) 
A harlequin in black and gold. 
Photograph by Elwin R. Sanborn 
KALA (ACANTHI r RUS UNICORNIS) 
It wears a horn between its eyes and two defensive 
spines on each side of its tail. 
the fishes. The colors are as brilliant as those 
of tropical birds or butterflies. There are amaz¬ 
ing combinations of reds, blues, greens, yellows 
and purples. Among the fishes are the bird- 
fish—Hinalea Iiwi with the green of the 
peacock; the Unicorn—Kala, with forward 
projecting horn on its head and two sharp 
spines on each side of the tail. The long¬ 
snouted Nukunuku flitting through the water 
like a brownish-yellow canary, and the Kihikilii 
with a long plume-like fin. 
The Aquarium is open throughout the week 
at a charge of 25 cents with the exception of 
Saturday when it is free to the public. All 
receipts are devoted to the improvement of the 
collections. 
In 1919 the Aquarium was taken over by tbe 
Territory of Hawaii and placed under the man¬ 
agement of the College of Hawaii. A well- 
equipped marine biological laboratory is being 
established in connection with the Aquarium, 
which is to be a center for scientific research 
in the Pacific. 
The Aquarium is visited by about 50,000 
persons annually. 
NUKUNUKU c FORCIPIGER LONG1ROSTRIS) 
One of the oddities of the Honolulu Aquarium. 
