A traveller to Hoopuloa reported that the shores near Hoopuloa were full of Sharks. There was a submarine [moku luu] that arrived at that place mentioned, and those on board the submarine spoke of the great number of sharks at this place, Continue reading
Man snagged by a hook.—This past Saturday, some people from Waikiki went malolo fishing [pahoe malolo], and as usual, one dove in to see how the fish were going in, and that is what Mauhelemoku did, Continue reading
Some people went fishing, all sorts of fishing where you would catch fish, until the fishing of the women who drape the malo of their men over their necks. The famous fishing of Kohala is malolo fishing [kapaepae malolo]. The type of fishing of that land of the apaapaa winds is one where the women drape the malo of their men over their necks and slap their chests in grief [paiauma] as they walk the sea capes. Continue reading
Does anyone know how the fishing for flying fish called kapaepae malolo worked? It seems that Kohala was especially famous for this type of fishing!
Almost destroyed by a Shark.—On the 5th of July, some children of the same family went outside of Kohala to go fishing for Fying Fish [kapaepae Malolo]. Continue reading
Davida from Kawaikapu, Molokai wrote thus: On the past 16th of April, in the early morning of that day, we went to go spear Turtle, outside of Honomuni, at the area where octopus is fished for [kai okilohee], and we spotted a Turtle, and then we went to a place a little away, from where we first were spearing, and then we saw a large Shark, Continue reading
THE BALLOON, OR OOPUHUE FISH
The sale of puffer or balloon fish (oopuhue) has been banned by the territorial Board of Health, because of recent outbreaks of balloon fish poisoning which caused hospitalization of several persons, Dr. Richard K. C. Lee, director of public health, announced yesterday. Continue reading
