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of any of their gods^ or chiefs, were ever given to their 
vessels ; such an act, instead of being considered an 
honour, would have been deemed the greatest insult 
that could have been offered. The names of canoes, in 
some instances, appear to have been perpetuated, as the 
king’s state canoe was always called Anuanua, or the rain¬ 
bow. The most general and useful kind of canoe is 
the tipairua, or common double canoe, usually from 
twenty to thirty feet long, strong and capacious, with 
a projection from the stem, and a low shield-shaped 
stern. These are very valuable, and usually form the 
mode of conveyance for every chief of respectability or 
influence, in the island. They are also used to 
transport provisions, or other goods, from one place 
to another. 
They have also a remarkably neat double canoe, 
called Maihi, or twins, each of which is made out of a 
single tree, and are both exactly alike. The stem and stern 
are usually sharp 5 although, occasionally, there is a 
small board projecting from each stem. These are 
light, safe, and swift, easily managed, and seldom used 
but by the chiefs. A canoe of this kind was a favourite 
conveyance with the late king Pomare. 
The single canoes are built in the same manner, 
and with the same materials, as the double ones. 
Their usual name is tipaihoe, single landing, and they 
are more various in their kind than the others. The 
small buhoe^ the literal name of which is single shell, 
is generally a trunk of a tree, seldom more than twenty 
feet in length, rounded on the outside, and hollow 
within; sometimes sharp at both ends, though generally 
only at the stem. It is used by fishermen among the 
reefs, and also along the shore, and in shallow water, 
