CHAPTER III. 
Hawaiian Islands—Spaniards first visited them—Hoopili Wyhini—Ac¬ 
count of Cook’s visit—A god—A Robber and his Death—Vancouver’s 
Visit—Kamehameha I.—A Treaty—Cattle—Origin of the Islands— 
Poetry, and another Book—Legends— Tabu —Philosophy of Civilization 
—A Way to the End—What is Taught—Gratitude—Departure from 
the Islands—Lava and Cauldrons—Goats and Men—Passengers—Cap¬ 
tain, Mates and Crew—A Human Managerie—Northing—Variables— 
Ten days Out—Too nauseous for Music—Uncombed Hair—Exhila¬ 
rated—Lovely—Growing Fat—Ten Knots—Ten more days out—An 
Ocean Don- American and English Tars—A Squall—A new mode ot 
taking Eels--Land ho—Mission—Wrath—Monterey. 
This group of islands was first visited by a Spanish ship, 
during the early explorations of the northwest coast of 
America, by Admiral Otondo, Viscaiyno, and others. The 
traditions of the natives say, that a small vessel was driven 
ashore on the southern coast of Hawaii, that two of the 
crew only escaped death among the breakers, and that these 
intermarried with the natives and left children. I saw 
some descendants of these men. Their European features 
and the use of a few corrupted Spanish words, satisfied me 
of the truth of the legend and the ship’s nationality. 
Captain Cook next visited them in 1779. The circum¬ 
stances of his visit and massacre, as given me by a very 
aged chieftainess, Hoopili Wyhini, will interest the reader. 
“ Captain Cook’s men were allowed to steal a canoe be¬ 
longing to our people. Our chiefs asked that it might be 
returned; but Captain Cook had made us believe that he 
was a god, and thought to take what he pleased. Our tra¬ 
ditions asserted that gods would not rob, and we told him 
