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Fornander collection of Hawaiian antiquities and folk-lore, Volume 3 (of 3)

Note 65 — PREFACE. (continued 6)

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1. Ku kaula. The catch is the ulua,65 the kahala, and so forth. The line and sinker is let down, the line being forty fathoms long. Flying-fish, lobster, lelepo and so forth are used for bait. In the afternoon [the fisherman] sets sail, arriving [at the fishing grounds] in the evening. When the weight is let down it is dark; the ulua and other fish are caught during the night.

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