THROUGH HAWAII. 
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Kakuaokalani, though he had no share in the govern¬ 
ment, yet had, in common with the other high chiefs, 
received a charge concerning the gods. Urged on by 
the priests, who promised him victory by a supersti¬ 
tious reverence for the idols of his ancestors, and per¬ 
haps also by a hope of defeating Eihoriho, and secur¬ 
ing the government to himself, he took up arms. 
The abolition of idolatry by Eihoriho was thus the 
immediate occasion of the war; which terminating in his 
favour, left him sole monarch of the Sandwich Islands. 
This was the summit of his ambition, and the consum¬ 
mation of his wishes, though probably the least among 
the all-wise and benevolent purposes of Him, who ruleth 
all things after the counsel of his own will, and causeth 
even the wrath of man to praise him. Little did the 
pagan chief imagine, when he collected his forces, offered 
his sacrifices, and, preceded by his war-god, marched 
to the battle, that he was urging on his way to remove 
the most formidable barrier that existed to the intro¬ 
duction of a religion which should finally triumph over 
every system of idolatry in the world; and as little did 
the victorious chiefs, when they beheld themselves mas¬ 
ters of the field, and returned in triumph to the king, 
think that success had only prepared the way for their 
own subjection to a peaceful Prince, whose heralds 
(then on their way) should soon proclaim his laws in 
their camp, and demand their allegiance to his crown 
whose divine power should erect among them a king¬ 
dom, of which they themselves should delight to become 
subjects, and commence a reign that should be ever¬ 
lasting. 
Leaving Tuamoo, we passed on to Honuaino, where, 
being thirsty and weary, we sat down on the side of a 
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