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INDEX. 
Printing introduced at Eimeo by 
the author, ii.212; erection of 
the printing office, 218 ; Pomare 
learns the art, 221. 
Prophet, a pretended, in the Sand¬ 
wich islands, iv.65. 
Prophets and prophecies in Tahiti, 
i. 382. 
Providential coincidences, ii. 121; 
remarks thereon, ibid. 
Pua (beslaria laurifolia ), an ele¬ 
gant and useful tree, i. 33. 
Puaa, or buua, native name of 
svvine, i. 70. 
Pualaa, romantic scenery of, iv. 
297. 
Public works, how performed, in 
the Society islands, iii. 127. 
Public worship of a native congre¬ 
gation, ii. 206. 
Puhonuas, or cities of refuge, in 
Hawaii, iv. 167, 363. 
Puna, a native missionary, iii. 397. 
Punahele, or royal favourites, in 
the Sandwich islands, iv. 412; 
not allowed to interfere in the 
affairs of government, ibid. 
Purau, or fau (hibiscus tiliaceus), 
its uses, i. 33. 
Queen Charlotte, the, seized by the 
natives, off the Dangerous Archi¬ 
pelago, ii. 132. 
Queen of Pomare, her personal 
appearance, ii. 199; suit against 
her, iii. 213. 
Queens, in the Sandwich islands, 
inferior in rank to the prime 
minister, iv. 412. 
Queens regnant, several mentioned 
in the history of the Sandwich 
islands, iv. 412. 
Raatiras, or middle class, their 
importance in Tahiti, iii. 98; 
the priesthood usually composed 
of the, ibid. 
Races, canoe, and foot-races, i. 210. 
Raiatea, the cradle of Polynesian 
mythology, ii. 315; several chiefs 
of, reside awhile with the mis¬ 
sionaries in Eimeo, 118; idolatry 
renounced in, 167; mission in, 
263; the sugar manufacture, 
289; visit to Opoa, 315; the 
island described, 331 ; buildings, 
337 ; the chapel, 338; sun-dial, 
386 ; code of laws, iii. 143. 
Raiatean mutineers capture the 
Queen Charlotte, and murder the 
Europeans, ii. 132. 
Rain in the Sandwich islands, iv. 
22 . 
Raivavai, discovery of, iii. 375; 
submits to Pomare, 376 ; idolatry 
renounced, 377 ; native teachers, 
378 ; Christian church, 379. 
Ranai, an island near Lahaina, iv. 
9; its siz e, ibid; native teachers 
at, 10; further remarks on, 75. 
Raniakea, cavern of, visit to the, 
jv. 58. 
Rapa, discovery of, iii. 362; de¬ 
scribed, 363; missionary visits, 
364; daring character of the 
natives, 365; change that has 
taken place, 371 ; native mis¬ 
sionaries, 372; visited by Mr. 
Davies, ibid. 
Rata, or ma-pe (tuscarpus edulis), 
a native chesnnt, i. 63. 
Raveae saves his life from the 
idolaters, ii. 150. 
Fauti, or orators of battle, i. 287. 
Religion, great attention to, among 
the converts in Huahine, iii. 80. 
Religious services, in Tahiti, de¬ 
scribed by Captain Gambier, ii. 
418. 
Religious subjects, conversation on, 
with the people of Ora, iv. 307. 
Restitution of stolen goods by 
Christian converts, iii. 77. 
Reva ( galaxa sparta), a forest 
tree, i. 31. 
Revenues of the kings, in the South 
Sea islands, iii. 127; in the 
Sandwich islands, iv. 413. 
Rice, the missionaries’ reason for 
not introducing the culture of, i. 
47. 
Richards, Mr. his missionary la¬ 
bours in Lahaina, iv. 8; interest¬ 
ing account of Buaiti, by, iii. 69. 
Rihoriho, king of the Sandwich 
islands, iv. 19 ; the author’s in¬ 
terview with, 77; the king’s 
appearance, ibid ; his motives 
for abolishing idolatry, 126 ; his 
mode of effecting it, 127; his 
character and acquirements, 446 ; 
his visit to England, 448; his 
death, ibid; his remains con¬ 
veyed to his own country, 449. 
Rimatara, position and size of, iii. 
388; missions to, 39Q; chapel 
