72 KAUAIANDOAHU. 



verandas and thatched roofs, and the rows of small cabins for the 

 labourers, give the place the aspect of the tropical plantations of 

 European nations. 



Messrs. Peale and Rich, being furnished with horses and a guide 

 by the kindness of Mr. Burnham, took the eastern route from 

 Halelea through a fine level country, cultivated in sugar-cane and 

 affording good pasturage. The natives here use the plough, and it 

 was said at Koloa that there was an instance of two of them having 

 netted one hundred and forty dollars by their crop of sugar the last 

 year. 



The principal trees were acacias (koa), pandanus, and the tutui 

 (Aleurites). The latter is the largest and most conspicuous, from its 

 white leaves resembling blossoms at a distance. The plain over 

 which they passed was two hundred and fifty feet above the level 

 of the sea. There are in it many gullies formed by the small streams 

 that run down from the mountains ; all of these are, however, blocked 

 up by sand-bars, through which the water filtrates, forming quick- 

 sands, which it is somewhat dangerous to pass over. The immediate 

 shore along this route is rocky and susceptible of little cultivation, 

 except near the mouths of the rivers, where taro-patches are to be 

 found. 



At noon they reached Lihui, a settlement lately undertaken by the 

 Rev. Mr. Lafon, for the purpose of inducing the natives to remove 

 from the sea-coast, thus abandoning their poor lands to cultivate the 

 rich plains above. Mr. Lafon has the charge of the mission district 

 lying between those of Koloa and Waioli. This district was a short 

 time ago formed out of the other two. 



The principal village is Nawiliwili, ten miles east of Koloa. This 

 district contains about forty square miles, being twenty miles long 

 by two broad. The soil is rich : it produces sugar-cane, taro, sweet- 

 potatoes, beans, &c. The only market is that of Koloa. The cane 

 suffers somewhat from the high winds on the plains. 



Mr. and Mrs. Lafon are very industrious with their large school, 

 to wliich some of the children come a distance of five miles. Our 

 gentlemen were much pleased with what they saw, and were satisfied 

 that good would be eff'ected by their manner of treating the natives. 



The temperature of Lihui has much the same range as that of 

 Koloa, and the climate is pleasant; the trade-winds sweep over it 

 uninterruptedly, and sufficient rain falls to keep the vegetation green 

 throughout the year. 



