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We were all much pleased with our shipmates. Boki, 
the first in rank, had been the king’s friend, and was go¬ 
vernor of the Island of Oahu, which is considered as the 
chief of the Sandwich Islands, the royal residence and prin¬ 
cipal forts being at Honoruru, the capital of that Island. 
He is brother to Ivaraimoku, who, according to a very 
general practice of the South Sea Islanders, being himself 
prime minister to the king of his country, had adopted the 
name of William Pitt, whom he had learned to know as 
prime minister of King George of England. To this chief 
the regency of the Islands had been committed by the late 
king on his quitting Oahu for England. Liliah or Ivuinee, 
the wife of Boki, and the particular friend and adopted 
sister of the late queen, was a chief of equal rank with her 
husband. Next to them in rank was Kapihi, admiral of 
the Sandwich Islands: his state office at home had been 
originally to steer the king's war canoe. But he was a 
shrewd intelligent man; had made two voyages to China in 
vessels partly belonging to the king, and had shown great 
capacity both as a seaman and a merchant. 
Kuanoa was the king’s treasurer: he knew the secret 
cave in Hawaii, where the riches of the family of Tameha- 
meha are deposited, and his office was to collect and sell 
the sandal wood of the Islands, a royal monopoly, whence 
