THROUGH HAWAII. 
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Towaihae, a small boat arrived, which had left Oahu 
some days before for Maui, but had been blown so far 
to the southward, that they had with difficulty made 
the south point of Hawaii. They stopped at Kairua 
a short time in order to procure water, for the want of 
which they had suffered severely. As they intended 
proceeding to Oahu, Mr. Bishop wrote to the mission 
family there, informing them that the tour of the island 
had been accomplished, and that the missionaries were 
waiting an opportunity to return. 
On the 23d he visited the well, and found that the 
men had not made much progress. The rocks of lava, 
though hard, are cellular, so that powder has very 
little effect, and therefore they proceeded but slowly by 
blasting it. 
The morning of the 24th was the Sabbath, and was 
unusually still; not a canoe was seen in the bay, and 
the natives seemed to have left their customary labours 
and amusements, to spend the day as directed by the 
governor. Mr. Bishop spent half an hour with him 
this morning, explaining in English the 21st and 22nd 
chapters of Revelation. 
I joined them at breakfast, having arrived at Kairua 
about an hour before daylight. I had left Towaihae on 
the preceding day at six in the morning, in a canoe 
kindly furnished by Mr. Young. 
About nine A. m. I stopped at Kaparaoa, a small 
village on the beach, containing twenty-two houses, 
where I found the people preparing their food for the 
ensuing day, on which they said the governor had sent 
word for them to do no work, neither cook any food. 
When the people were collected, I addressed them, and 
after answering a number of inquiries respecting the 
