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Maui. At present it is nearly deserted, not having more than two 
hundred inhabitants ; among these is the celebrated John Young (an 
Englishman spoken of by Vancouver), who presides as chief over 
this part of the island, at the advanced age of eighty-three years. 
Kairua, situated farther to the southward, is the present residence 
of Kuakini, alias John Adams, the governor of Hawaii. It was once 
celebrated for the largeness of its morai ; this is now converted into a 
fort of several guns, and the only remnants of its former purpose are 
three grotesque wooden idols, and the hut said to contain the body 
of the great Tamehameha. It is, however, well known that his bones 
are not there, having been, a few years ago, distributed among the 
different chiefs. Kairua is very populous for its size, and there is a 
greater degree of neatness displayed in the huts than in any other part 
of the Island. The governor has set the example by having a very 
good house, in the European style, built near the fort. There is no 
anchorage at Kairua for any thing bigger that a boat; and, moreover, 
there is no fresh water to be obtained, that used by the natives being 
brought six miles from the interior. 
The latitude of Kairua is . . 19° 37 2(/' N. 
Longitude west of Karakakoa . 0 5 31 ^ 
Karakakoa Bay has been so well described, that little remains to 
be said in the shape of nautical remark ; and whatever may be the 
feelings experienced upon visiting this interesting spot, so dear to the 
memory of every sailor, this is not the place to express them. It will 
be only necessary to observe, that it does not deserve, in any point, 
(the rain excepted) to be compared with Byron Bay. The anchorage 
is certainly not so secure, being entirely open from south to west; 
the barrenness of the soil produces a scarcity of provisions, and the 
small quantity of water to be obtained is so brackish as not to be 
tolerated by those who have not been used to it from their childhood. 
Had Captains Cook and Vancouver been aware of the decided supe- 
