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POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES. 
CHAP. XV. 
Traditions connected with the northern part of Kohala— 
Methods of procuring sandal-wood—Manufacture of 
salt at Towaihae—Visit to Waimea—Ascent of Mouna- 
Kea—Arrival of Messrs Bishop and Goodrich at Kai- 
rua—Erection of a place of worship—Observance of 
the sabbath—Maritime character of the people—Go¬ 
vernment of the islands—Hereditary rank—Tenure of 
lands—Revenue and laws—Embarkation for Oahu. 
Having seen the most remarkable places in the 
village, we took leave of Miomioi, and proceeded 
in a north-north-west direction. 
At noon we stopped at Kapaau, an inland vil¬ 
lage, where, with some difficulty, we collected a 
congregation of about fifty, principally women, to 
whom a short discourse was addressed. When we 
had remained some time for rest and conversa¬ 
tion, we resumed our journey, and proceeded 
towards the north point of the island, near which 
we passed through the district of Pauepu, in 
which formerly stood a temple called Mokini, 
celebrated, in the historical accounts of the Ha- 
waiians, as built by Paao, a foreign priest, who 
resided in Pauepu, and officiated in this temple. 
A tradition preserved among them states, that in 
the reign of Kahoukapu, a kahuna (priest) arrived 
at Hawaii, from a foreign country; that he was a 
white man, and brought with him two idols or 
