The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-06-22
FaVorite Fish Reported To 30
Running OF Wrdward Side :
or Island Of oahu $ .
NEWS OF BUG CATCH
-, IS EXPECTED DAILY
Lookout PROVIDED viii
Signal when Nets Should .
Be Cast Into Sea

#. Large schools Of akulc are reported
of the winward side Of the island and
news OF big catch may be expected
at any time, according to reports re-
ceived from rPunaluu, Kamanui and
Kahana. o.. .-tt g. %.
That the fish are moving was eyi.
denced few weeks ago when Eugene
Devauchelle' of Pukoo, Molokai, and
his men surrounded school of akule
and made a catch Of more than 10000
fish which sold for a thousand dollars.
In fishing for akule unusually long
nets are employed, some used at Hilo
being 20S fathoms long, four fathOms
deep, with meshes of four inches.
These are made of No. ~ linen Irvine
and are worth about 800 each. Most
of the nets used In akuie-fishing, how
ever, are about one.half the above di'
mansions and are worth about fifty dol
lars each. So. m sa,... .,
Biggest Catches At Kahana
At Kahana, where the biggest catch.
es of akule are made, a man is posted
on the hillside to watch the movements
of the school Of akule, which, owing
to the color of the fish, looks like a
red bank, and is more plainly visible
from this elevated position than from
the canoes.
This lookout is provided with a flag
in each hand, with which he directs
the movements of the fishermen in
handling the nets.
When a school of akule has been sur
rounded the fishermen make a FIRE or
the hillside, the smoke being a sigma
which may be seen almost as far as
Kahuku, that haul of akule has beer
made and that the fish are for sal
at bargain prices.
The akule is a toothsome little fsf
and is, next to the ulua and amaama
the most important food fish of Ho
nolulu. In the market they retail a.
rule at three or four medium size
ones for a quarter.
The iheihe, . long, thin fish, usually
foot and half in length, with 8
very sharp-pointed snont, arrives here
about the same time as the malolo OIL
flying fish, and the akule, and is some
times captured in a similar net.
Malolo Common Specie
Inc HdlOlO Is COHlmOn hpcClt
around the island of Oahu, there be
ing two species, the large malolo anC
the small puhikii. A large bag mel
| with a faring mouth and very fine
mesh is employed in this fishery, be
ing carried to the fishing ground pilec
| on a large single canoe, or sometimes
! double one.
/ The start is always made early II
the morning, and number of canoes
usually go out together, many of thu
| occupants being women, as no parti
cular skill is required on the part OF
| the general hands.
The work is directed by the kilo, o
spy, who is generally in a light canO'
manned by two or three hands.
lie stands up on the crOss-ties o
his canoe, and shading his eyes will
his hands, watches for signs Of tn
school.
As soon as he discerns strong rip
pie, which appears to indicate tn
presence of the school, he signals t
tho rest of the canoes, which at one
surround it.
The kilO points out the best plac
for dropping the net and as soon a
it is in place the canoes approac
quickly, the men splashing the waite
with their hands and poles, and drivin
the school before them into the oPe
bag.
Malolo viii Not Dive
The malOlo will not dive to an
depth, and are always found swimmin
very near the surface, so that, whe
com pletely surrounded by the canoes
they can be driven wherever wanted
This fishing is called "lawaia o .ka
uh, " blue-sea fishing, by the nativet
as they frequently have to go severe
miles ont to sea after the fish, A fa'
orite maIolO ground is off Waikiki,
The malolo is frequently pounded u
fine and eaten raw, mixed with othe
substances, the whole constituting Il
article of diet both aPpetizing an
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