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and had an only son, called Neerooagooa. At this 

 time Mo wee was governed by Mokoakea ; who had 

 also an only son, named Papikaneeou. 



Secondly, Neerooagooa had three sons, the eldest 

 named Kahavee ; and Papikaneeou, of the Mowee 

 race, had an only son, named Kaowreeka. 



Thirdly, Kahavee had an only son, Kayenewee a 

 mummow ; and Kaowreeka, the Mowee king, had 

 two sons, Maiha-maiha, and Taheeterree ; the latter 

 of whom is now, by one party, acknowledged Chief 

 of Mowee. 



Fourthly, Kayenewee a mummow had two sons, 

 Terreeoboo and Kaihooa; and Maiha-maiha, king of 

 Mowee, had no son, but left a daughter, called 

 lloaho. 



Fifthly, Terreeoboo, the present king of Owhyhee, 

 had a son named Teewarro, by Rora-rora, the widow 

 of Maiha-maiha, late king of Mowee ; and this son 

 has married lloaho, his half sister, in whose right he 

 claims Mowee and its appendages. 



Taheeterree, the brother of the late king, sup- 

 ported by a considerable party, who were not willing 

 that the possessions should go into another family, 

 took up arms, and opposed the rights of his niece. 



When we were first off Mowee, Terreeoboo was 

 there with his warriors to support the claims of his 

 wife, his son, and daughter-in-law, and had fought a 

 battle with the opposite party, in which Taheeterree 

 was worsted. We afterward understood, that matters 

 had been compromised, and that Taheeterree is to 

 have the possession of the three neighbouring islands 

 during his life ; that Teewarro is acknowledged the 

 chief of Mowee, and will also succeed to the king- 

 dom of Owhyhee on the death of Terreeoboo ; and 

 also to the sovereignty of the three islands, conti- 

 guous to Mowee, on the death of Taheeterree. 

 Teewarro has been lately married to his half sister ; 

 and should he die without issue, the government of 

 these islands descends to Maiha-maiha, whom we 



