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Creator and Supporter of heaven and earth, and every 
thing she beheld. She replied, that it was not so. 
She did not dispute that Jehovah was a God, but that 
he was not the only God. Pēlē was a goddess, and 
dwelt in her, and through her would heal the sick chief 
then present. She wished him restored, and therefore 
came to visit him. I said 1 also wished Maaro to 
recover, but if he did recover, it would be by the favour 
of Jehovah, and that I hoped he would acknowledge 
him, and seek to him alone, as he was the only true 
Physician, who could save both body and soul, making 
the latter happy in another world, when this world, 
with all its volcanoes, mountains, and oceans, should 
cease to exist. 
I then advised her, and all present, to forsake their 
imaginary deity, whose character was distinguished by 
all that was revengeful and destructive, and accept 
the offers Jehovah had made them by his servants* 
that they might be happy now, and escape the everlast¬ 
ing death that would overtake all the idolatrous and 
wicked. 
Assuming a haughty air, she said, “I am Pēle; I 
shall never die; and those who follow me, when they 
die, if part of their bones be taken to Kirauea, (the 
name of the volcano,) will live with me in the bright 
fires there.” I said, Are you Pelē? She replied. Yes: 
and was proceeding to state her powers, &c. when 
Makoa, who had till now stood silent, interrupted her, 
and said, “ It is true you are P61ē, or some of Pēlē’s 
party; and it is you that have destroyed the king’s 
land, devoured his people, and spoiled all the fishing 
grounds. Ever since you came to the islands, you 
have been busied in mischief; you spoiled the greater 
