New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-09
METHODS OF FISHING IN HAWAII.
NATIVES HAVE DEVELOPED MUCH SKILL AND IA We ADAPTED
SPECIAL APPARATUS TO THE WORK.

these. and the hsherwoman placing her basket
under the leaves. lifts them out Of the water, when
the shrimp drop of into the basket. whence
they are removed 10 a gourd with a small mouth.
which the woman has been dragging behind her in
the water by string tied TO her waist
The largest kind Of basket used in the regular
ocean fishing is called the lie kala. This Is made
round. rather fat, from four TO five feet in dia-
meter by two and one-half 10 three in depth, and
about one and one-half feet across the mouth. A
small cylinder. or cone. OF wicker Is attached by
the large end TO the mouth and turned inward tow
ard the bottom OF the basket This cone or cylin-
der is small the free end. just large enough for
the fish TO get in. Immediately below the end or
this cone on the bottom Of the basket is placed
the bait properly secured. which is generally ripe
bread fruit cooked pumpkins. half roasted sweet
potatoes or pa 2aias." The fishermen generally
feed the fish given place for week or more
before taking any, using for this purpose n large
basket of the kind without the inverted
cylinder and wider in the mouth. to allow the fish
free ingress and egress. After week or two Of
feeding they become very fat and fine Favored,
and also tame. and baskets full Of fish can be
drawn up In the taking basket without in the least
disturbing those which still greedily feeding in
the feeding baskets.
Decoy fishing is sometimes practised. In fish
ing for the "uhu." highly priced kind Of rock
fish. of two species. the red and the green, decoy
fish. which must have previously been caught
with the ''uluulu." hook and line. is then
dropped with a string attached in place where
FISH Of that kind known to frequent. and gently
moved back and forth. which the natives call hoo
baehae" teasing TIE fish square net. which
has been slightly gathered on the ropes and at
tached at the four slender strong sticks
tied together at the middle such way that they
will cross each other this point. and be
closed together when desired, is used. When the
sticks are crossed they spread the net open in the
form of shallow bag A string is tied to the
crossing of the sticks, and the net is lowered
lust below the decoy fish. The ''uhu' attract
ed by the strange antics of the deccy and swim
close to observe H. The net is quickly pulled up.
the sticks bending over. which elongates the bag.
thus reducing the opening or mouth. BY a pecul-
far tvyitch and pull on the string the sticks be
made 20 swing around and lie parallel, thus effect
ually closing the bag. AS ii is necessary 10 be
able to see the bottom when fishing this way the
fishermen always carry for this kind Of fishing
candenut cocoanut meat. which they chew ana
spit overheard from time to tIne to smooth the
sea so that they can observe the bottom. This
same method is followed for other species OF fishes.
the only difference being that decey Of the spe-
cies 10 be caught used. The ''uhu' is generally
eaten raw by the natives. who fond OF it.
Another kind of decoy fishing is with the Tau
meIorelo" the decoy used being a billet Of Kau-
villa wood one Of the hardest in the islands. This
is something like pohceman's club. being rounded
at the ends, with one end smaller than the other,
this latter having little hinged knob 10 tie a
string II varies in length from thirteen inches
three feet After the proper nominations have
been performed it by sorcerer ''kahuna."
IL Is charred slightly a regulation fire. Hav-
Ing once attained its power, great must be
taken by the fisherman that it does not lose it, If
woman should step over it, enter the
in which il is placed the stick would lose its
power. candlenut and cocoanut meat in equal
quantities are baked together. and are then pound
ed Up and tied In a wrapping OF cocoanut fibre On
arriving az the fishing ground the stick is covered
with the oily juice OF the baked preparation, ana