west side of the cliff and hurled seven of the fishermen into the deep cavern among the rocks, and they disappeared. Three of the people narrowly survived, but were injured by the rocks, and a few people escaped that were standing at some distance apart. Those that survived were busy assisting those that were injured, while some went to call people of the village of Kalihiwai. Many people of that place were distressed. The cries of the friends who died were heard. When we stood at the site of the astonishing incident, we were horrified. Ke Alaula. 1 November 1866. P. 30. “I am going to the eternal home.” This is what the students of the English School at Waioli sang. Among them was a boy student named Kimo. He was a boy who was loved by his teachers because he was well behaved and listened to the teachings. He was at school last week Friday, September 7. When the teacher announced that there would be school on Saturday, the 8th, Kimo supported that idea. However, that plan did not materialize, and so there was no school on that day. When his father went to Kalihiwai to fish for weoweo (alalaua) on Saturday morning, Kimo went along with him. It probably was not thought that this would be a trip without a return with their lives. They fished at the bottom of the cliff of Kapukamoi, where the deep fishing hole is. When the day got hot, most of the fishermen started going home, and only a few remained. At about 10:00, the cliff broke apart and came down. Rock fragments landed near the fishermen, and seven of them fell into the deep fishing hole. They all died, and the bodies were lost in the hole.
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Kimo was among those that were lost. His father survived as he was a little ways away at that time. There were two children of the Kalihi school and one of the Waioli school that died: Kuaiki, a boy, Henere, a boy, and Kealohi, a girl. There were three adults that also died: Kukuiehu, Paakea, and Aimoo. There were three that barely escaped with injuries. The beach was filled with loved ones mourning. Ka Nupepa Kuokoa. 19 August 1926. P. 6. The alalauwa fish are schooling again at this time since lots of alalauwa were seen for sale at the fish markets last Monday. Ka Nupepa Kuokoa. 26 August 1926. P. 6. Alalauwa fish are seen again in large numbers now at the piers. It has just recently started and lots of people are there fishing at this time. Kewalo is full of fishermen from inland all the way to the seaside. There was no open spot. The fishermen are cramped together. Ka Nupepa Kuokoa. 9 September 1926. P. 5 Alalauwa fish are schooling at Kukuiula (Kauai) these days. The place is full of people of every race every morning and evening. The craving of the people for fish is satisfied. Large runs of alalaua also occurred in the 1960s and 1970s with the most recent one happening in 2003, when thousands of the little red fish showed up around Oahu at the end of August.
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