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an old Tahitian priest, which the author justly esteems of much impor- 
tance. Its value is perhaps even greater than he supposed. It relates 
the creation of the world and of the inferior deities, as accomplished 
by Taaroa. The first part informs us that Taaroa existed from the 
beginning, and that he formed the world from his own substance. It 
concludes as follows :— 
Taaroa t e pari Taaroa te pari i Taaroa the wise 
fanau fenoua hoati; fanau fenua Hawai'i produced the land Hawaii, 
hoaii noui raa Hawai'i nui raa Hawaii great and sacred, 
éi paa no Taaroa ei paa no Taaroa as a shell (body) for Taaroa, 
té oriori ra fenoua tei oriori ra fenua who created (or vivified) the world. 
“That by hoaii, Mr. Moerenhout means to spell (in the French or- 
thography) hawaii, is evident from the fact that on page 558 of this 
volume, he requoted the passage which we have given above, and spells 
this word ohaii, and on page 221 of the second volume, he remarks, 
that Ohaii is the name of the largest of the Sandwich Islands, ( Hawaii.) 
Mr. Moerenhout translates ohaii by universe, and it is likely enough that 
this may be the meaning now attached to it by the Tahitian priests. 
The second part of the ode continues the work of creation, and ends 
with the line ‘ épau fenoau no hoaii, (or e pau fenau no Hawaii,) fin- 
ished is the land of Hawaii. The third part relates the origin of the 
ods, who were born of Taaroa and his wives, after the creation of 
ohaii, and ends with ‘ tei moua iri té atoua Roo aravi na é éroto épou 
fanau ouporou, which should, perhaps, be, ‘ tei mua iri te atua Roo 
a rave na ei rotopu fanau Uporu, the god Roo remained in front and 
seeing that which was within, produced Uporu. This version is obscure 
and may not be altogether correct; but fanau ouporou, like fanau 
fenoua hoaii, can hardly be mistaken. Upolu is the second of the Sa- 
moan Islands, nearly equal in size and importance to Savaii. ‘There 
ean be little doubt that this is an ancient Polynesian mythos, relating 
to the supposed origin of the Navigator Islands, and that it was brought 
from thence by the first emigrants to Tahiti, where it has probably un- 
dergone only such alterations as the gradual change in the language 
rendered necessary. 
Mr. Hale next takes up the Nukuhivan or Marquesas Islands ; 
and shows both by tradition, customs and language, that they 
have a double origin, the northern cluster having been settled by 
natives from the Friendly Islands, and the southern, from Tahiti. 
He mentions the belief among the latter, first ascertained ‘by Mr 
Cook, “ that the land composing their islands, was once located in 
Fawaike or regions below—the place of _— spirits—and 
Seconp Serizs, Vol. I, No. 3.—May, 1846. 
