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HAWAIIAN GUIDE BOOK. 



WAIKIKI. 



The cocoanut grove of Waikiki is only four miles 

 from the hotel and the road excellent. This was the 

 ■residence of the ancient kings of Oahu, as well as of 

 Kamehameha the Great, after the conquest, and before 

 the discovery of Honolulu harbor. During the sum- 

 mer months it has been the residence of the more re- 

 cent kings. The grove once numbered 10,000 trees. 

 Many have died, and many been cut down for timber 

 and posts, while others have been destroyed by a species 

 of caterpillar. The beach, which seaward skirts the 

 grove, is a famous resort for bathing. 



COCO HEAD. 



The ride to this southernmost point of Oahu, ten 

 miles from the hotel, must be performed on horseback. 

 The road lies past the telegraph station, and through 

 several little villages and cocoanut groves. This is an 

 extinct crater and is flanked by a beautiful cove, where 

 tropical fishes are usually abundant. Returning, take 

 the road along the beach and around Diamond Head, 

 thus traversing the battle ground of Waialae, where 

 Kamehameha fought his first battle with the King of 

 Oahu — a sanguinary fight, in which thousands of war- 

 riors wore slain, whose bodies were buried in the sand 

 near the beach. Skulls have been frequently found 

 here and hundreds carried off as relics. This battle 

 was fought in 1790 or '91. 



FERNS, 



In great variety, may be found in our valleys by those 

 in search of specimens of tropical vegetation. He who 



