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experienced from him, during our stay at Kairua. 
We also thanked him for the advice he had given, 
and the aid he had so kindly furnished for the pro¬ 
secution of our journey, and informed him that we 
were ready to proceed. He had before given 
instructions to our guide. He now directed the 
man who was going in the canoe, to take care of 
our things, and told us he would send some men 
to carry our baggage by land, as far as Kearake- 
’kua. We then took leave of him, and proceeded 
on our journey. Messrs. Bishop and Harwood 
went in the canoe, the rest of our number travelled 
on foot. 
Our guide, Makoa, who had been the king’s 
messenger many years, and was well acquainted 
with the island, led the way. He was rather a 
singular looking little man, between forty and fifty 
years of age. A thick tuft of jet-black curling 
hair shaded his wrinkled forehead, and a long 
bunch of the same kind hung down behind each of 
his ears. The rest of his head was cropped as 
short as shears could make it. His small black 
eyes were ornamented with tataued Vandyke semi¬ 
circles. Two goats, impressed in the same inde¬ 
lible manner, stood rampant over each of his 
brows ; one, like the supporter of a coat of arms, 
was fixed on each side of his nose, and two more 
guarded the corners of his mouth. The upper 
part of his beard was shaven close; but that which 
grew under his chin, was drawn together, braided 
for an inch or two, and then tied in a knot, while 
the extremities below the knot spread out in curls 
like a tassel. A light kihei , (cloth worn like a 
shawl,) was carelessly thrown over one shoulder, 
and tied in a knot on the other 3 and a large fan, 
made of cocoa-nut leaf, in his hand, served to beat 
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