New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-09

c,,5-, N the fact that he has always been large
~ dependent upon the sea Tor a goooy poruoh %
his daily food the Hawaiian fisherman mas de-
,eloped into a remarkably ingenious and success
g., ono MANY Of his methods are curious, and
some OF them are unique and in the case OF Ger
tain forms Of apparatus could he adopted by the
fishermen in the States with considerable resulting
profit
IT an Kapalnf' 0rembling leavesl Is method OF
nag net fishing which al one time popular IN
~ ISLANDS II was called The Fishing Of
Kings as they only could command sufhclent
number Of canoes, men and Ian, or rope Inc
late Karaekanleha Y. whose faVorite residence was
a. Waikiki. on oahu. frequently ordered IT,
I,o bao nc, called a papa" and ropes 100
fstbonos in length with the broad long leaves OF
tba ID plant attached. would be loaded on
large double canoe and taken out seVeFal mics
from shore attended by feet OF from Sixty 10
one hundred single canoes. on reachlh6 'le
nroper distance which must be opposite the maj
drayying place the end Of one rope is joined 10
chat az the other. and two canoes manned oy
eight or ten strong natives, take hold or oHereHI
ends OF the rope and start in opposite dlrecuohs
md narauel 10 the shore. The rest Of the canoes
7i.isa mo two companies and follow the canoes.
stationine themselves at certain distances along
she rome helping 70 pull IL. In the mean time the
double canoe with the net remains stationary IN
the centre.
Az soon as the rope is all paid out the two lead
inc canoes curve in 10 form a semi-circe. az the
,be serni-circle has been completed and the shore
reached the men leap out. and, taking hoid OF the
line null on IT, at the same time going TOWARD each
other which has the effect Of narrowing the semi
circle while most of the canoes keep backing
seward the double canoe which keeps in the cen
sre As soon as they have reached suitable
Mace which is always clean. sandy one Few
roas from shore the ropes united and attached
20 each side OF the papa" net. The men, women
and children now gather closely the rope, espe-
and lra
ance with their feet which drives all the FISH into
she net ''Iau' and net are finally drawn ashore
and the net emptied This fishing can only be car
ried on on clear. bright, sunny day, so that the
shadows cast by the leaves can be seen and serve
70 friehten the FISH inland.
In fishing for 'malolO' the flying fish, twenty TO
forty canoes are frequently employed. When
school has been sighted the bag net is dropped in
favorable position. while the main body Of the
canoes are surrounding the school. When this
has been accomplished the canoes are all padded
In quickly toward the mouth OF the net. the occu-
pants splashing the water. thus driving the Ash
before them The ''maolo" always found
swimming near the surface and they will not
dive TO any depth they can be driven in any di-
rection desired
small basket shaped Ike the coal scuttle bonnets
IN vogue some years ago, and woven from the
roots OF a certain plant. is used This fishing is
done by women. The native woman. outside Of
the towns. is never heavily burdened with cloth
ing even when dressed in her best the ''hololu."
a lowing mother hubbard. being the principal gar
rnent When shrimping she either wears an old
'hOloku.' gathered up to the waist, else strips
70 natures garment. Holding the basket in one
hand and a short stick in the other. and moving,
sn a crouching position through the water. she
drives the shrimp from under the rocks ETC.. 10 a
suitable spot which Is always place where
the grass, ferns or branches OF trees droop over
in the water. The shrimp take refuge in or under