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the family in the evening, and gave a very pleasing 
account of Keopuolani’s frequent conversations 
with him, on the love of God in sending his Son, 
on the death of Christ, and on her great desire to 
have a new heart, and become a true follower of 
the Redeemer. He informed us, that after most 
of the attendants had retired, she had several times 
sent for him, at nine or ten o’clock in the evening, 
to engage in prayer with her and her husband, be¬ 
fore they retired to rest. This account was truly 
gratifying, and tended much to strengthen the 
pleasing hope, which, from her uniform, humble, 
and Christian conduct, had for some time been 
indulged, that a saving change had taken place 
in her heart. 
In the afternoon of thr 7th I walked to the sea¬ 
side with Mr. Richards, and waited on the queen 
Keopuolani, to converse with her respecting the 
houses and fences which she had kindly engaged 
to erect for the Missionaries. The interview was 
satisfactory. Keopuolani seemed anxious to make 
them comfortable, and assured Mr. Richards that 
the houses would soon be ready for them. We 
then visited Maaro, the chief of Waiakea, a large 
district on the eastern side of Hawaii. He had 
been on a short visit to the king at Oahu, and 
was returning to his land in the Aino. He re¬ 
ceived us kindly, and, when informed that I wished 
to proceed in the vessel to Hawaii, said, “ It is 
good that you should go ; we shall sail to-morrow.” 
The eastern part of Lahaina, in which he had his 
encampment, was highly cultivated, and adorned 
with beautiful groves of kou-trees and cocoa-nuts. 
There were also several large ponds, well stocked 
with fish. 
On returning from our visit to Maaro, we found 
