The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-18
LAWS OF
FISHERIES
Plans for Saving
Sea Food of
Islands.
LEGISLATION OF
MANY YEARS AGO
History of the Methods Employed
for Three Quarters of a Cen.
fury Past.
(Conclusion.)

but no reef, the sea being deep, it shall
still be proper for the landlord to lay a
taboo on one species of fish for himself,
but one species only. If the parrot-fish,
| then the parrot-fsh only; but if some
parrot-fsh. These are the enactments
respecting the free fishing grounds, and
respecting the taking of fish.
2. Respecting the Tabooed Fishing
Grounds.-Those fishing grounds which
are known by the people to have shoals
of fish remaining upon them shall, at the
season for fishing, be placed under the
protective taboo of the tax officers of the
King. The fishing grounds on Oahu thus
protected are: l. kalia; 3 keehi; g. ka-
papa; 4. malaeakuli; 5. pahihi. On Molo-
kai as follows: l. punalau; l, ooia; g.,
hawai-; 4, koholanui; 5, kaonini; G. aikoo-
lua; z. waiokama: s, heleiki. On Lanai,
the bonito and the parrot-fish. On Maui,
the kuleku of Honuaula and other places.
On Hawaii, the albicore.
On Kauai, the mullet of Huleia, Ana
hola, Kalihi. and Hanalei, and the squid
and fresh-water fish of Mana, the per-
manent shoal fish of Niihau, and all the
transient shoal fish from Hawaii to Mi
hau, If in sufficient quantity to fill two
or more canoes, but not so small a guam
tity as to fill one canoe only. But If the
fishermen go and borrow a large canoe,
that all the fish may be put into one,
then there shall be a duty upon them
On the above conditions there shall be
a government duty on all the transient
shoal fish of the islands. The tax officer
shall lay protective taboo on those hsh
for his Majesty the King, and when the
proper time for taking the fish arrives,
then the fish shall be divided in the same
manner as those which are under the
protective taboo of the landlords
If the tax officer seize all the fish of
the fisherman. and leave none for those
who take them, he shall pay a fine of $40.
and shall have nothing more to say
specting the royal takes. But If the or
der for Selling all the fish of the fisher
men was from the governor, then he
shall no longer be governor, though he
may hold his own lands, and the tax
officer shall not be turned out of office.
At the proper time the tax officer may
lay a protective taboo on all the Kings
fish and the landlords all around the ISL
and. But lit is not proper that the officer
should lay the taboo for a long time.
The best course is for the officer to give
previous notice to the fishermen, and
then the common people and the land
lords to fish on the same day. Thus the
rights of all will be protected.
But no restrictions whatever shall by
any means be laid on the sea without the
reeI' even 10 'le e,7 ''-.'.,D -, n,ooraI
those par .-i'lI,,tni.. w, +basa Of the
, ,aA ,,,picb su,im into those seas.
are taboo. The fine of those who take
prohibited fish is specified above.
KAMEHAMEHA.
KEKACLUOHI.
Enacted June 7. 1889.
on April 1, 1871. the mobiles met at I-u-
aehu in Lahaina, and made the follow
ing changes in the above laws:
D. VI NC .t,;r5 chanter of This law.
sectloh VI sne -, .hjrt,,-eigbtb mage
winch Is louiiu 49, g. s,,io,,,.
certain words shaii NC 90
IF in sufhcient quantities " III W.
more canoes, but not so small d quaint
ty as to fill one canoe oiliy :,
The transient shoal hsh spoken VI ~
this law are:
l. The Akule.
. The Anaeholo.
2 The Alalauwa.
4. The Uhukai
: The Kawelea.
6 The Kawakawa
= The Kalaku.
,,,,. binds Of fish shall be divided
NJ n,-1,,a,.,,. +ba1, arrive at these
i, ~ ,,,banavar they drift along.
= o. Drtias laid nv Land Agents on
~, ~ - III Peonie-On the twenty
'-I,.e,,+I napa chapter g section s. read
IsrT,ba oaonlR other lands shall
mus ,o,5Iora ona-third OF The fish
give " 'LS go ,ondn
mus % "a .to P,;nisbment of Fishermen
T., the third chapter. eighth section, rage
o. the following words are erased: Fer
two wears he shall not fish at all on any
fishing ground The following words
shall also be inserted In thelr place,
he take one fish crlminahy' ne s"dIi P"S
five. and always at that rate, < Ana ~. -
canoe full be taken hVe canoes iuIl She1ii
be paid, according to the amount IL
even to the furthest extent
,t,a Year ISL.