Note 56 — PREFACE. (continued 6)

Muhee, opelu, and squid, are the baits for the kahala fish when the line is let down for the fish to eat. The shaking of the line indicates the biting of the kahala. In this method of fishing, landmarks are necessary to properly identify the station. It could not be found merely by seeking without certain objects on land. The landmarks to be looked for are as follows: Hapuu is the most noted koa in the sea of Alenuihaha, north of Kohala, Hawaii. Hukiaa is the land to which this station belongs, and there is a wide extent from the land to this koa of Hapuu, about three miles distant perhaps. It is over five times forty fathoms in depth.56