T A H AU R AW E— M O ROKINI R A N A I. 9 
of Christianity, in the various native schools, which 
are patronized by the young Prince Kauikeouli, 
younger brother and successor to the late king,— 
by his sister Nahienaena,—and by all the principal 
chiefs of Maui. Hence, the most lasting benefits may 
be expected to result, not only to the present race, 
but to every future generation of the inhabitants. 
To the south of Maui, and only a few miles 
distant from its southern peninsula, is situated the 
small island of Ta-iiau-ra-we, about eleven miles 
in length, and eight across. It is low, and almost 
destitute of every kind of shrub or verdure, ex¬ 
cepting a species of coarse grass. The rocks of 
which it is formed are volcanic, but we are not 
aware of the existence of any active or extinct 
craters on the island ; and, from its shape and ap¬ 
pearance, it is not improbable that it once formed 
a part of Maui, from which it may have been de¬ 
tached by some violent convulsion connected with 
the action of the adjacent volcanoes of Maui or 
Hawaii. There are but few settled residents on 
the island, and these are considered as under the 
authority of the governor of Maui. 
Mo-ro-ki-ni, a barren rock, which lies between 
these two islands, would render the navigation of 
the strait exceedingly dangerous, were it not so 
much elevated above the sea as to be at all times 
visible from vessels passing between the islands. 
Morokini is only visited by fishermen, who on its 
barren surface spread their nets to dry, and for 
this purpose it may be considered a convenient 
appendage to the adjacent islands. 
Ra-nai, a compact island, seventeen miles in 
length and nine in breadth, lies north-west of 
Tahaurawe, and west of Lahaina, in Maui; from 
which it is separated h>y a channel, not more than 
