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heart as he sat in the stern. He also murdered seven 
of his companions and friends, who came in the same 
canoe. In another canoe was Kaoreioku, his younger 
brother, and the father of Pauahi, one of the wives of 
Rihoriho, the late sovereign of the islands. Tameha- 
meha gave strict orders to protect it, and their lives 
were spared. Tamehameha, and many of the chiefs, 
particularly Keaveaheuru and Kamahoe, are reported 
to have regretted his death. Keeaumoku, however, 
justified his horrid act by saying, that if Keoua had 
been allowed to live, they should never have been 
secure. 
We had not travelled far before we reached Ninole, 
a small village on the sea-shore, celebrated on account 
of a short pebbly beach called Koroa, the stones of 
which were reported to possess very singular proper¬ 
ties, amongst others, that of propagating their species. 4 
The natives told us it was a wahi pana (place famous) 
for supplying the stones employed in making small 
adzes and hatchets, before they were acquainted with 
the use of iron; but particularly for furnishing the 
stones of which the gods were made, who presided 
over most of the games of Hawaii. Some powers of 
discrimination, they told us, were necessary to discover 
the stones which would answer to be deified. When 
selected, they were taken to the heiau, and th$re several 
ceremonies were performed over them. Afterwards, 
when dressed, and taken to the place where the games 
were practised, if the parties to whom they belonged 
were successful, their fame was established; but, if 
unsuccessful for several times together, they were 
either broken to pieces, or thrown contemptuously 
away. When any were removed for the purpose of 
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