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south end of Maui, and is fourteen miles long by five miles wide. It 

 is uninhabited, except by a few poor fishermen, and is used as a place 

 of exile : at this time, there was one state prisoner confined on it. 



Lieutenant Budd concluded next morning to set out in search of 

 the town which he had heard one of his boat's crew, a Kanaka, say 

 that he knew of. After wandering over the rugged face of this barren 

 island for twenty miles, he discovered, to his great joy, from the top of 

 a ridge, a cluster of huts near the water, which they soon after reached. 

 They proved to be inhabited by Kenemoneha, the exile above spoken 

 of, who for the crime of forgery had been condemned to spend five 

 years in exile upon this island. This was effected in a singular 

 manner, and the punishment of the offender will serve to show the 

 mode in which the laws are carried into execution. 



The chief, Kenemoneha, treated Lieutenant Budd with great kind- 

 ness, supplied him with dry clothing, and gave him some of his scanty 

 fare. The village is a collection of eight huts, and an unfinished adobe 

 church. The chief has three large canoes for his use. 



In passing over the island, the walking had been found very tedious ; 

 for they sunk ankle-deep at each step. The whole south part is covered 

 with a light soil, composed of decomposed lava; and is destitute of 

 vegetation, except a few stunted shrubs. 



On the northern side of the island, there is a better soil, of a reddish 

 colour, which is in places susceptible of cultivation. Many tracks of 

 wild hogs were seen, but only one of the animals was met with. 



The wife of Kenemoneha resides at Lahaina. She was a great 

 favourite of the king, who, notwithstanding, was determined to let the 

 law take its course, being well satisfied of her husband's guilt. 



The only article produced on the island is the sweet-potato, and 

 but a small quantity of these. All the inhabitants are convicts, and 

 receive their food from Maui: their number at present is about fifteen. 



Besides this little cluster of convicts' huts, there are one or two 

 houses on the north end, inhabited by old women. Some of the con- 

 victs are allowed to visit the other islands, but not to remain. 



On hearing of the accident, Lieutenant Carr at once despatched 

 provisions for the party ; which reached them the next day, and 

 proved a seasonable supply. After much fatigue, Lieutenant Budd 

 returned to the ship on the 15th. 



I visited, in company with some of the officers, the seminary of 

 Lahainaluna, which is, as I have before said, situated on the hill behind 

 the tow T n, and about two miles distant from it. The road thither is 

 partly made by the pupils of the seminary. We found the students at 

 work along this road, making stone walls. Many of them were large 



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