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leave, and then stepped into a canoe, which 
Arapai had provided to convey us as far as Hono- 
kane, the first village in the division of Kohala, 
As the canoe pushed off from the shore, we again 
bade them farewell. When we saw the interest¬ 
ing group standing on the beach, we could not 
but feel the most lively concern for their welfare, 
and involuntarily besought the great Redeemer, 
that his holy Spirit might be poured out upon 
them, that the seed sown among them might take 
root in their hearts, and produce an abundant 
harvest to his praise. 
After leaving Waimanu, we passed by Laupa^- 
hoehoe, a second village of that name on this part 
of the coast, where, according to the accounts of 
the natives, about eight or nine months before, an 
immense mass of rocks had suddenly fallen down. 
The mountain that remained appeared nearly six 
hundred feet high. The face next the sea was 
perpendicular, and as smooth as a compact piece 
of masonry. The rock appeared volcanic, and 
the different strata of highly vesicular lava were 
very distinct. In several places, we saw the water 
oozing from the face of the rock 200 or 300 feet 
from the summit. The mass that had fallen lay 
in ruins at the base, where it had formed two con¬ 
siderable hills, filled up a large fish-pond and part 
of the sea, presenting, altogether, a scene of wide¬ 
spread desolation. 
The original surface of the ground appeared to 
have been broken by an earthquake, as some parts 
were rent by deep chasms, others sunk down six 
or twelve feet lower than the rest. The shrubs 
and grass were growing luxuriantly on the upper 
or original, and lower or fallen surface, while the 
perpendicular space between them indicated that 
