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352 POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES. 
a shower, rain is frequent in this and the adjoining 
division of Hamakua, which form the centre of the 
windward coast, and is doubtless the source of 
their abundant fertility. The climate is warm. 
Our thermometer was usually 71 at sun-rise; 
74, at noon; and 72, or 73, at sun-set. Not¬ 
withstanding these natural advantages, the inha¬ 
bitants, excepting at Waiakea, did not appear 
better supplied with the necessaries of life than 
those of Kona, or the more barren parts of Ha¬ 
waii. They had better houses, plenty of vege¬ 
tables, some dogs, and a few hogs, but hardly 
any fish, a principal article of food with the natives 
in general. 
' About mid-day we came to a village called Kea- 
rakaha, where we collected the people, and preached 
to them. They listened attentively, and conversed 
very freely afterwards on what had been said. 
Leaving Kearakaha, we continued our walk to 
Manienie, where we dined, and rested two or three 
hours. During our stay, we addressed the people 
as usual. 
Shortly after four in the afternoon, we left Ma¬ 
nienie, and travelled over a well-cultivated tract 
of country, till we reached Toumoarii, where we 
put up for the night, as we were considerably 
fatigued with our day’s journey, having crossed 
nearly twenty ravines, some of which were from 
three to four hundred feet deep. The people col- 
ected in front of the head man’s house, for reli¬ 
gious worship; and the service was concluded with 
singing and prayer just as the sun was setting. We 
spent the evening in conversation with the people 
of the house. Many of them exclaimed, “ Make- 
make au ia Jesu Kraist, Aroha nui o Jesu 
I desire Jesus Christ; great is Jesus’ love. 
