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a plebeian, was adinitted to the honour of being one 

 of the favourites of the queen. This person is the re- 

 puted father of KiukiuU the present king, while Ta- 

 niehameha is said to have been the father of Rio-Rio. 

 The queen, however, dechired both her sons to be 

 children of the illustrious chief, and they succeeded to 

 the throne accordingly, in cases of this nature the de- 

 claration of the mother being held sufficient. 



Rio-Rio is represented to have been far inferior in 

 intellect to his predecessor, and his youth and inexpe- 

 rience encouraged the superior chiefs to plan means 

 for recovering their independence. At the moment 

 the order was given for the destruction of the idols, a 

 chief named Kekoakalane treacherously seized the war 

 god, and joined by a party of rebels fled with it to 

 Owyhee, where he hoped to excite the inhabitants in 

 his favour, and to establish himself as an independent 

 chief ; but he was closely pursued by the gallant Kry- 

 makoo, and slain at Lakelakee, and hence that place 

 has become celebrated, as the spot on which the last 

 struggle for idolatry occurred. Another insurrection 

 soon afterwards occurred at Atooi, which was quieted 

 by the courage and promptitude of Rio-Rio, who em- 

 barked with a few faithful followers in a canoe, and in 

 a personal conference brought the rebels back to their 

 duty. Atooi was the last of the Sandwich Islands that 

 was reduced to subjection by Tamehameha, and its 

 chiefs were constantly on the watch for opportunities 

 of recovering their independence. Russia, or at least 

 her subjects, taking advantage of the disaffected state 

 of Atooi, landed some guns upon that island, and 

 erected a fort, which was taken possession of by the 

 natives. Krymakoo, however, with a body of fol- 

 lowers from Woahoo, overthrew the rebels. The 



