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of progress fought and won their first victory in blood, 

 before a Christian missionary trod the soil of Hawaii. 



On the rocky shore of Kaawaloa, within a stone's 

 throw of the steamer's wharf, may be seen the monu- 

 ment erected in 1874, under the direction of the British 

 Commissioner, to mark the spot where Captain Cook 

 was murdered. It is a plain shaft of concrete stone, 

 bearing an inscription to the memory of the celebrated 

 navigator. The story of his death may be found in 

 Jarves' History, pp. 54 — 64. 



KAILUA. 



The bays on this Kona coast, each bordered by the 

 white beach and cocoanut trees, are perfect gems of 

 tropical scenery, in which the back-ground of mountain 

 and fore-ground of ocean, with little villages between, 

 fit like apples of gold in pictures of silver. Kailua is 

 one of these gems. The coast is rocky, hot and uncul- 

 tivated, but two or three miles from the shore, the 

 mountains are covered with woods, orange and coffee 

 g'roves and luxuriant vegetation. The tourist, how- 

 ever, will soon exhaust all of attraction that the region 

 affords, and taking the steamer will gladly glide along 

 the black and barren coast to Kawa^hae Bay, satisfied 

 and richly paid for the toil connected with the circuit 

 of the island of Hawaii. If however, his ardor is un- 

 abated, the ascent of 



mauna:kea 



Yet remains, the highest land in the group. Waimea, 

 ten miles from Kawaihae, is the point from which to 

 commence the ascent. Generally horse and guide can 

 be obtained at short notice, and when an early start is 



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