290 POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES. 
On onr way, our guide pointed out Karepa, an 
ancient heiau, formerly dedicated to Tu and 
Rono, and built in the days of Teavemauhiri, or 
Tanakini, king of this part of the island. We 
could not learn whether this was the heiau of 
Rono, in which the bones of Captain Cook were 
deposited, and worshipped. About half-past one, 
we arrived at Opihikao, another populous village, 
situated within a short distance of the sea. The 
head man, Karaikoa, brought out a mat, spread it 
under the umbrageous shade of a kou-tree in front 
of his door, and invited us to sit down and rest, as 
the sun was vertical, and travelling laborious. We 
seated ourselves beside him, and, so soon as he 
learned from Makoa the nature of our errand, he 
sent of his own accord, and collected the people. 
When they had assembled, we stood up and sung 
a hymn, after which one of our number preached 
to them from Job xxi. 15. It was undoubtedly 
the first time most, if not all of them, had.attended 
a meeting of the kind ; and the preacher was fre¬ 
quently interrupted by several, who exclaimed, 
“ Owau kahi e malama ia Jehova^-e ake au i 
ora ia Jesu Kraist I am one that will serve Je¬ 
hovah :—I desire to be saved by Jesus Christ. 
We invited them to ask us any question respect¬ 
ing what they had heard ; and, in answering those 
they proposed, we spent some time after the ser¬ 
vice was concluded. We then proceeded about 
two miles, principally through cultivated grounds, 
to Kauaea. About three hundred people, excited 
by curiosity, soon collected around us, to whom 
Mr. Thurston preached. We afterwards sat down 
and talked with them, and then resumed our jour¬ 
ney through the district of Malama, the inland 
part of which was inundated by a volcanic erup- 
