Written by Daniel Kaha'ulelio, a native fisherman of the Lahaina region, this is perhaps the most detailed narrative pertaining to fishing customs, sources of fish, and methods of procurement. It appeared in 1902 as a series of articles in the Hawaiian language newspaper, Ka Nupepa Kuokoa. Kaha'ulelio provides readers with a vast knowledge of locations, practices, methods, and beliefs of the native fisher-people of Maui.

Daniel Kaha'ulelio was a respected judge of Lahaina, Maui, and one of the few native fishermen of his time who remembered the traditional ways of fishing. Kaha'ulelio's great insight into the topic stemmed from years of fishing with his father and grandparents, and twenty-five years of fishing on his own.

M. Puakea Nogelmeier is an associate professor of Hawaiian language at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. A teacher, researcher, composer, and translator, Nogelmeier is the director of Awaiaulu: Hawaiian Literature Project.

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