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permission to pass to the sea-shore, in order that 
he might go and surrender himself to Tame- 
hameha, who was then at Towaihae. Taiana, and 
the rest of the warriors, agreed to allow him to 
pass unmolested through their camp, and Keavea- 
heuru, the father of Naihe, present chief of 
Kaavaroa, and Kamahoe, father of Hoapiri, two 
near relatives of Keoua, though attached to Tame- 
hamelia, went back to assure him of his safety, 
and of the friendly feelings of Tamehameha to¬ 
wards him. He accompanied them to Tahitii, 
where they embarked in Taiana’s canoes, and 
directed their course along the western shores to 
Towaihae. On their way he stopped at several 
places, particularly Honomalino, Honaunau, Kaa¬ 
varoa, Keauhou, and Kairua. The people at 
each of the places, at Honaunau in particular, 
crowded around him, brought him presents of 
food, hogs, tapa, and fruits, and, by every means 
in their power, demonstrated their attachment to 
him. Many of them wept, some on account of 
the joy they felt at seeing him again; others, from 
a foreboding fear of the result of his surrender to 
Tamehameha. He stopped two nights Paraoa, 
a small village a few miles to the southward of 
Towaihae, where he received the greatest assur¬ 
ances of Tamehameha’s kind intentions; and, on 
the morning of the third day, proceeded to To¬ 
waihae. Tamehameha, with his chiefs, was 
standing on the beach as his canoe came in sight, 
and, with most of the chiefs, intended to protect 
him; but Keeaumoku, a chief of the most san¬ 
guinary disposition, who had grappled with his 
elder brother in the battle at Keei, had determined 
on his death; and fearing Tamehameha might 
frustrate his purpose, if the canoe was allowed to 
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