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ed to them. They appeared gratified with what they 
had heard, and pressed us very much to spend the day 
with them. We could not consent to this, as we had 
travelled but a short distance since leaving Honuapo. 
The head man then asked us to stop till he could pre¬ 
pare some refreshment; saying, he had hogs, fish, taro, 
potatoes, and bananas in abundance. We told him we 
were not in need of any thing, and would rather go on. 
He said, probably the governor would be angry with 
him, banish him, or perhaps take off his head, when he 
should hear that he had not entertained his friends as 
they passed through the place. We ate a few ripe 
plantains which he placed before us, and then took our 
leave, assuring him that we would speak to the go¬ 
vernor on the subject of taking off his head, &c. This 
seemed to satisfy him in some measure, and, after ac¬ 
companying us a short distance, he gave us his aroha , 
and returned. 
As we left Hilea, our guide pointed out a small 
hill, called Makanau, where Keoua , the last rival of 
Tamehameha, surrendered himself up to the warriors 
under Taiana, by whom he had been conquered in two 
successive engagements. He was the younger brother 
of Kauikeoule, the eldest son and successor of Tarai- 
opu. After the battle of Kcci, in which his brother 
was slain, he lied to Hiro , the large eastern division 
of the island. The warriors of Hiro, with those ot 
Puna , and some parts of Kaii, on the south-east, toge¬ 
ther with those of part of Hamakua on the north-east, 
declared themselves in his favour, as the immediate 
descendant of Taraiopu. Among them he resided 
several years, undisturbed by Tamehameha, frequently 
making attacks on the northern and western parts of 
