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THE SUNDAY ADVERTISER, OCTOBER 9, 1910. When the Alalua Seek the Harbor - ---- -. i ..i-'Tio--n;jJt & FISHING CROWD IN HONOLULU HARBOR. The swarming of the red fish, Ala laua, in the harbor, and the report of Tbig catches made by fishermen, brought one of a kind was reserved as an offer ing to Kuula, the remainder was then free to the people. borne of the varieties of fish now out the old superstition among the Ha- eaten were deified and prayed to by the wanan people of the apprehension felt j people of the olden time, and even when the alalaua comes into port, the some Hawaiians of today labor under fear that some member of the roval , 1 , i rm. family was soon to be called by death. This is but one of the superstitions 5E connection with Hawaiian fishes, ac eording to the stories of natives who inow all about such matters. Some of these stories are termed mythical, in others the truth is never questioned, and together they have a deep hold on the Hawaiian mind. In the olden times, as related by a Hawaiian authority in Thrunv's Annual, certain varieties of fish were tabued and could not be caught at all times, being subject to the kapu of Kuula. the fsh-god, who propagated the finny tribes of Hawaiian waters. While deep sea fishing was more general, that in the shallow sea. or alongshore, was sub ject, to the restrictions of the konohiki f the land, and alii "s, both as to cer tain kinds as well as periods. The sign of the shallow sea kapu prevailing was by branches of the hau tree placed all along the shore. The people seeing this token ot the kapti respected it, and any eels, oopus, and some others. They are afraid to eat or touch these lest they suffer in consequence, and this belief has been perpetuated; handed down from parents to children, even to the present day. A Fish Legend. The anae-holo is a species of mullet unlike those of the shallow water, or pond variety, and this story of its habit is well known to any kupa native-born) of Oahu. The home of the anae-holo is at IIo nouliuli, Pearl Harbor, at a place call ed Ihuopalaai. They make periodical journeys around to the opposite side of the Island, starting from Puuloa and going to windward, passing successive ly Kumumanu, Kalihi, Kou, Kalia, "Wai kiki, Kaalawai and so on, around to the Koolau side, ending at Laie, and then return by the same course to their starting point. This fish is not caught at Waianae, Kaena, AVaialua, "Waimea or Kahuku because they do violation thereof in ancient times was j not run that way, though these places said to be punishable by death. While j'are well supplied with other kinds, this kapu prevailed the people resorted j The reason given for this is as fol- to trie deep sea tor tuer lood supply, i lows: With the removal of the hau branches, indicating the kapu was lifted, the peo ple fished as they desired, subject only to the makahiki tabu days of the priest, or alii, when no canoes were allowed to go out upon the water. Offerings to the God The first fish caught by fishermen, or any one else, was marked to Kuula. After th Ihuopalaai had a Kuula, ,and this fish god supplied anaes. Ihuopalaai 's sister took a husband and went and lived with him at Laie, -Ivoolauloa. In course of time there were no fish to be had. In her distress and desire for some she bethought herself of her brother, so she sent her husband to sup- my If he recognized, thev were free from further t " , , . , -.. , .. . means, do not take it, because it is obligations so far as that particular rr, ' ln v , A , e u et i ! such a long distance that vou would lv ?Ll! f eTu W3S fonrrd- not be able to earrv enough to last All fishermen, from Hawaii to .ha, us for anv , th o . ,? - observed this cusu.m rehgionsly. When, When , hllsband arrived at Hono. t fi. I!"6 CaUg. f, 3 , g8,U,PPJ-V: uiuli he t0 Ihuopalaai and asked whether by the art, hook or shell, but ) him for fijsh Jlis brotthpi..ill.aw gave i him several large bundles of dried fish, one of which he could not very well lift, let alone carrv a distance. This bv fishermen or ' S0 e Se husband. i' Si i t Hoiiouliuli to ask Ihuopalaai for a i ed and dedicated ' . ,,,, . ' , . fl. TO saving: "bo to Ihuopalaai, is offering was ..,- ,. , . J. , 3- XT-., i . - v. i uiutiirj, itim tiv llliu iur llll. Jl ii i iin cr, rvuuia s rJt;ut luerein DfJUtr inns' , . , , . , Zr a "Offers vou dried fish refuse it bv , BABIES AND CHILDREN ohould be fairly plump. They ought to put on fat as fast as they use it up; for fat is fuel, and the burning of it makes pow er and fprce. Thin children sven along to the age of eighteen or twenty are in danger from consumption, and from other wasting complaints. The chil dren who starve, and the young aien and women who are con sumed why, the very idea of it is frightful. For such as '.hey, there is always what is call ed a "mighty famine" in the Sand. Food, though it may be ta .en plentifully, does not nourish them. It makes no fat; it gives vj strength. To prevent this, to cure this, to Bave the young ones at the mother's knees, and the bright boys and girls who are ust looking at the world with -rnbitious eyes, is the purpose of WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION Its success is decided and set tled. 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They multiplied so rapidly that when the first school was surrounded and dragged ashore an other one appeared, and so on till the people were surfeited. Yet the fish stayed in the locality, circling around. While the people were thus fishing and feasting at Koolau, the brother ar rived among them in his human form, and when he saw the hllu-uli broiling over the coal fire he recognized the fish form of his sister. This so angered him that he assumed the form of a whirlwind and entered every house where they had hilu and blew the fish all back into the sea. Since then the hilu-uli has dark scales, and from that time it is well known all over the Islands. The hou, the snoring fish, lives in shallow water. When fishing with torches on a quiet, still night, if one gets close to where it is sleeping it will be heard to snore as if. it were a certain species of human being. This is a small, beautifully colored fish. Cer tain sharks, also, sleeping in shallow water, can be heard at times indulging in the same habit. We Ask "WHY COUGH?" offer was refused and reply given ac cording to instruction. Ihuopalaai sat thinking for some time and then told him to return home, saying: "You take the road on the Kona side of I the Island; do not sit, stay, nor sleep j oil the way till vou reach Your own j house." ! The man started as directed and ; Ihuopalaai asked Kuula to send fish ! for his sister, and while journeying I homeward as directed a school of' fish was following in the sea, within -the j breakers. He did not obey fully the j words of Ihuopalaai for he became so tired that he sat down on the way, , but noticed whenever he did so that I the fish rested, too. The people seeing j the school of fish went and caught j them. Of course, not knowing that this j was his. supply he did not realize that j the people were taking his fish, j Keaching home he met his wife and i told her he had brought no fish but had seen many all the way. and noint- ed out to her the school "of anae-holo which was then resting abreast of their house. Slio told him it was their sup ply sent by her brother-in-law. Thev fished ami got all they desired, where upon the remainder returned bv the same way till they reached Honouliuli where Ihuopalaai was living, and ever afterwards this variety of rish has come and gone the same way every year to this day, commencing some time in October and ending in March or April. The Legend of the Hilu. 'J he hilu is said to have once pos sessed a human form, but bv some strange event its bodv was changed to that of a fish. The vtorv is as follows: Hilu nla and Il:lu-nli were b-rn twins, one a maie and the other a female. 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