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INDEX

• Abdication of the king in favour of his new-born son, a Polynesian custom, iii. 99.

• Aberahama, a convert, attempt to murder, ii. 126.

• Accident to the author and his party, i. 168.

• Adams, John, the patriarch of Pitcairn's Island, iii. 323.

• Adams, John, a name assumed by Kuakini, the Governor of Hawaii, iv. 56.

• Admission of church members, preparatory teaching for, iii. 56.

• Adultery, punishment of, iii. 123, iv. 421; malignant jealousy, iii. 124

• Afareaitu, houses built for the missionaries at, i. 171; the district described, ii. 211.

• Agriculture, rude state of, in Polynesia, i. 137.

• Ahia, or jambo (eugenia Malaccensis) of Tahiti, inferior to that of the Sandwich islands, i. 62.

• Aimata, daughter of Pomare, resides in Taliti, ii. 135; is by his desire brought up a Christian, 136; visit from, 199; succeeds to the government of Tahiti, iii. 262; her manners and acquirements, 289; her marriage, 291.

• Aito, or toa (casuarina equasiti-folia, a forest tree, i. 131.

• Aito and Tuahine, the earliest professors of Christianity in Tahiti, ii. 102.

• Aitutake, conversion of, by native teachers, iii. 301.

• Akua mao, or shark god, i. 167.

• Alphabet, the Tahitian, introduced by the missionaries, ii. 71.

• Altars of idols, i. 344; iv. 96, 99, 116, 117.

• American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, dispatch a party of missionaries to the Sandwich islands, iv. 30.

• American missionaries, their first arrival in the Sandwich islands, iv. 30; favourable circumstances, ibid.; their interpreters, 31; spelling-book prepared, ibid.; schools established, 32; kind reception of the author by, 39; he joins them in their labours, 43, 48; visit of some of them to Hawaii, 55.

• American vessels, resort of, to the Sandwich islands, iv. 28.

• Anthropophagism, i. 309, 358; among the Marquesans, iii. 318.

• Anuanua, or Rainbow, the king of Tahiti's state canoe, i. 155.

• Aoa, a singular tree, i. 34; legend as to its origin, 36,

• Apai, a game so called, i. 213.

• Apape, a forest tree, i. 30.

• Ape, a kind of arum, i. 44.

• Arairi, native baskets, i. 52.

• Arapai, a Sandwich island chief, iv. 372; his wife, 375.

• Archery, a sacred game in Tahiti, i. 217.

• Ardent spirits, distillation of, ii. 128; the Sandwich island chiefs addicted to the consumption of, iv. 39, 44.

• Areoi society, i. 229; traditions of its origin, 230; names of the first members, 233; some account of their proceedings, 234; dissolution of these abominable societies, ii. 160; converts from their members, 170, 201.

• Armitage, Mr., introduces the cotton manufacture into Eimeo, ii. 207; difficulties and opposition, 299.

• Arrow root, culture and preparation of, i. 47.

• Arum, or taro, cultivation of, i. 43.

• Asiatics and Polynesians, resemblance of, in many points, i. 115.

• Assassination of the Christians in Tahiti attempted, ii. 139; how frustrated, ibid.

• Astronomy of the South Sea islanders, iii. 167; traditions, 170.

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• Atehura, national temple at, i. 341.

• Atehurans, the, make war on Pomare, ii. 55; his wanton cruelty, 57; are defeated, 58; are again attacked by Pomare, (Otu), 77; foment a war against him, and expel him from Tahiti, 79, 89; conduct of the rebels, 87; attempt to murder the converts, 139.

• Ati, or tamanu (callophyllum inophyllum), a splendid evergreen, i. 32.

• Atua and varua, difference between, i. 333.

• An, or needle-fish, how caught, i. 139.

• Augury, or divination, how practised, i. 377.

• Anna, a converted Areoi, ii. 201; becomes pastor of a Christian church, 202; assists in forming the native missionary society, 265; accompanies the author to Tahiti, iii. 147; goes to the Sandwich islands, 283, iv. 2; visits to the Governor of Hawaii, 36; residence in the house of Kaahumana, 41; proceeds to Maui, 43.

• Aunana, valley of, its beauty, iv. 13; the last king of Oahu killed there, 17.

• Auti, or paper mulberry (morus papyrifera), i. 34.

• Auura, a chief of Rurutu, his voyage to Raiatea, iii. 395; his conversion, 396; his return to Rurutu, and the overthrow of idolatry, 397; his friends wish to make him “King of the Church,” 401.

• Austral islands, enumeration of the, iii. 375.

• Ava, a spirituous drink, how prepared, iv. 381.

• Balboa, discovery of the Pacific Ocean by, i. 1.

• Ballads, traditionary, of Tahiti, i. 202.

• Banana (musa sapientium), culture and uses, i. 60.

• Bandy, a sport called apai, resembling, i. 213.

• Banishment and confiscation resorted to, in punishment of various offences, iii. 120.

• Baptism, delay in administering the rite of, to the South Sea islanders, reasons for, iii. 14, 32; the first public administration of, 18; preparatory instruction, 21; mode of administering, 23; Christian names, 27; infant baptism, 28.

• Bard, a native, of the Sandwich islands, iv. 106; royal bards, 462; their office hereditary, ibid.

• Barff, Mr., assists in introducing industrial arts in Huahine, ii. 281; in danger in a storm, 304; visits Tahiti, 338.

• Bartimeus Lalana (Buaiti) a Sandwich islander, iii. 11; his views of religions truth, 69.

• Bathing, fondness for, of the Tahitians, i. 131; iv. 37.

• Beechey's, Captain, account of the Christian settlement in the Pearl islands, iii. 307.

• Bells, want of, ii. 334; singular substitute for, ibid.

• Bennet, Mr., his arrival in Tahiti, iii. 232; visit to Huahine, 248; to the Sandwich islands, iv. 34; introduced to the royal family, 40; makes the tour of Oahu, 43.

• Beritani, Mai's house in Huahine, ii. 370; its present proprietors, 371.

• Betrothed girls, care taken of, in Tahiti, i. 270.

• Benlah, a settlement in Borabora, iii. 278.

• Bicknell, Mr., resides at Eimeo with the king, ii. 89; his visits to Tahiti, 100, 165; baptizes Pomare, iii. 19; his death and character, 51; his dying change to Mr. Crook, 52; his widow and orphans, ibid.

• Bicknell, Mr. G., nephew of the missionary, his lite spared by mutineers, ii. 133.

• Bicknell and Wilson, Messrs., make a missionary tour in Eimeo, ii. 62.

• Birds in the Sandwich islands, iv. 24; beauty of some species, ibid.

• Bishop, Captain, his protection of the missionaries, ii. 53; assists Pomare against the Atehurans, 58.

• Bishop, Mr., his visit to Hawaii, iv. 55; preaches at Kaavaroa,

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• 62; also at the Governor's house, 65; his danger in visiting the volcano of Kirauea, 243.

• Blind people, books desired by, iii. 8; cruel usage of, 40.

• Blossom, Mr., teaches carpentering to the natives, and sets up cotton machinery in Eimeo, ii. 295, 297.

• Boki, a favourite chief of Rihoriho, iv. 449; his account of his voyage to England, 450; letter from, 457.

• Boki, Madame—See Liliha.

• Bookbinders, native, ii. 230.

• Bookbinding, materials for, ii. 229.

• Books in the Tahitian language prepared by the missionaries, ii. 118, 219, 237; great demand for, 166, 219, 233; iii. 6, 11; substitutes for, 7; printing and bookbinding, ii. 220, 229.

• Borabora, idolatry relinquished in ii. 166; the author's visit to, iii. 276; the settlement Beulah, 278; new chapel, 279; geology, 280.

• Boundaries, how marked, in Hawaii, iv. 349; in the Society islands, iii. 116.

• Bounty, mutineers of the, Pitcairn's island colonized by, iii. 322.

• Bourne, Mr., practises printing at Afareaitu, ii. 246; his visit to Rimatara, iii. 392; its beneficial effects, 393.

• Boxing-matches in Tahiti, i. 208.

• Bread-fruit tree (artocarpus), described, i. 39; qualities of the fruit, 41; uses of the other products, 42; legend as to its origin, 68.

• Breakfast scene, curious, at Kairua, iv. 56.

• British Government, the Sandwich islands ceded to, iv. 28; presents from, to Tamehameha, 33.

• British and Foreign Bible Society, generously furnish the paper for printing the Scriptures, ii. 224.

• Broken back, native mode of healing, iii. 42.

• Broomhall, Mr., a missionary, in danger of his life, ii. 32; his subsequent history, 46.

• Buaiti—See Bartimens Lalana.

• Buhénehéne, a popular game in the Sandwich islands, iv. 81.

• Buhia, a chief of Maeva, singular head dress of, ii. 224.

• Building, native style of, in the Society Islands, ii. 345; improvements introduced, 316; in the Sandwich islands, iv. 18, 321.

• Bukohola, visit to the temple at, iv. 96.

• Bunaauia, the idolaters defeated at the battle of, 151; general reception of Christianity in consequence, 150.

• Burder's Point, missionary station at, ii. 323; the author's visits to, iii. 152, 232.

• Bure Atua, “Prayers to God,” a name reproachfully given to the Christian converts, ii. 110; attempt to assassinate them, 139.

• Burial in caves, practice of, in Hawaii, iv. 144.

• Burying alive practised to avoid the trouble of attending on the sick, iii. 49.

• Burying-place of the ancient Hawaiian kings, iv. 164.

• Butler, Mr., his establishment at Lahaina, iv. 77.

• Buua, or puna, native name of swine, i. 70.

• Byron, Captain Lord, conveys the bodies of Rihoriho and his queen to the Sandwich islands, iv. 449; visits the volcano of Kirauea, 255.

• Byron's bay, in Hawaii, iv. 336.

• Calabashes, how prepared, and their uses, iv. 372.

• Candle-nut tree (aleurites triloba), its uses, iv. 373.

• Cannibalism, prevalence of, i. 309, 358; among the Marquesans, iii. 318.

• Canoes, various kinds of, i. 152, 160, 176; native names, 152, 160, 170.

• Cape Horn, voyage round, why preferred to that through the Straits of Magellan, iii. 327.

• Capital punishment, first instance of, under the laws of Tahiti, iii. 141; only one other instance, 142; abolished on the revision of the laws, 195.

• Carpenter, Dr., refutation of his charge of Unitarianism against the early missionaries of Tahiti, ii. 182.

• Catechism, preparation of a, by the missionaries in Tahiti, ii. 77; it is printed, 236.

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• Cats, favourites in Tahiti, i. 72.

• Cattle, herds of wild, in Hawaii, iv. 24, 400.

• Caves, burial in, practised in the Sandwich islands, iv. 144.

• Caw, Mr., a shipwright, joins the mission, ii. 70; his illness and death, iii. 52.

• Ceremonious salutations of the Polynesians, ii. 337.

• Chamberlain, Mr., an American missionary, iv. 39; his account of the crater of Kirauea, 253.

• Chandeliers, native, in the chapel at Raiatea, ii. 360.

• Chesnut, the native, a tree of stately growth, i. 63.

• Chiefs, the highest rank of, in Tahiti, allied to royalty, iii. 98; homage paid to, 105; each sovereign in his own district, 119; resembled the barons of the feudal system, 121; in the Sandwich islands, iv. 412.

• Children, ceremonies on the birth of, i. 258; treatment of, 261; iii. 82; singular punishment, 83.

• Children of missionaries, anxiety concerning, iii. 267; establishment for their education, 269.

• Christian church, general view of a, iii. 53; preparatory teaching, 56; qualifications and duties of communicants, 58; the sacrament of the Lord's supper, 60; manner of admitting church members, 65; appointment of deacons, 80; female conversational meetings, 82; dismissal of members, 89.

• Christian experience, questions on, ii. 437; pleasing instances of, iii. 10; devotional feelings, 62.

• Christian refugees in Eimeo, ii. 141; return to Tahiti, 145; battle of Bunaauïa, 147; general reception of Christianity, 159.

• Christianity, first impressions from, on the adult heathen, iv. 315; formal establishment of, in Tahiti, ii. 159.

• Church, Christian, general view of a, iii. 53–see Christian church.

• Church members, how admitted, iii. 65; dismissal of, 89; fanatical visionaries, 91.

• Church Missionary Society, their labours in New Zealand, iii. 358

• Cities of refuge (puhonuas) in Hawaii, iv. 167, 363.

• Clocks unknown in the South Sea islands, ii. 383; mode of indicating time, 384.

• Cloth, manufacture of, from various materials, in Tahiti, i. 79; the chief women excel in the, 185; in the Sandwich islands, iv. 109.

• Clothing made of cocoa-nut fibre, i. 53.

• Cloth-plant of the Sandwich islands (a variety of the morus papyrifera), iv. 109.

• Cock-fighting, a favourite sport of the Tahitians, i. 221.

• Cocoa-nut oil received in payment for copies of the Scriptures, ii. 231.

• Cocoa-nut tree (cocos nucifera) its various uses, i. 51; mode of gathering the fruit, 57.

• Coffee plant, the, successfully introduced into the Society islands, ii. 291.

• Commerce of the Sandwich islands, iv. 26.

• Commercial and maritime enterprise of the Hawaiians, iv. 408 - national flag, 409.

• Communicants, qualifications and duties of, iii. 58.

• Conscience, instances of the power of, iii. 77.

• Contributions from native missionary societies, amount of, iii. 299.

• Conversational meetings, ii. 420; when held, and their objects, ib.

• Converts to Christianity, their satisfactory conduct, ii. 116; persecution of, 123, 125, 139; seek refuge in Eimeo, 141; return to Tahiti, 145.

• Cook, Captain, visits Tahiti, i. 8; mistakes the native name, 9; carries Mai to England, ii. 365; various islands discovered by him, iii. 379, 393, 404; iv. 1; accuracy of his descriptions, iv. 2; visit to the scene of his death, 38; native account of that event, 131; sorrow expressed by them, 133; reverence paid to his memory, 134; question as to the disposal of his bones, 137.

• Coral reefs, surrounding Eimeo and other islands, i. 18, 19, 21; breaks in the, form harbours, 23; of the Sandwich islands, iv. 21.

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• Cornelius, a modern, iv. 64.

• Corpse-praying priest, the, i. 401.

• Cotton, cultivation of, attempted, in Huahine, ii. 287; the manufacture introduced in Eimeo, 297; its extension, 302.

• Council, public, at Oahu, iv. 48; Auna explains the friendly sentiments of the Tahitians to the chiefs, and removes existing prejudices, ibid.

• Councils, national, in the South Sea islands, usually convoked by the kings before undertaking affairs of importance, iii. 117; their dilatory proceedings, ibid.

• Courtesy of the chiefs in Polynesia, iv. 380.

• Courtly phraseology in Tahiti, specimen of, iii. 113.

• Courtship and marriage among the Tahitians, i. 267.

• Cox—see Keeaumoku.

• Creation, legend of the, i. 325.

• Crook, Mr., a missionary, placed in the Marquesan islands, ii. 10; comes to the Society islands, assists in printing, 224; attends the death bed of Mr. Bicknell, iii. 52.

• Cuttle-fish, singular method of taking, i. 144.

• Dances of the Tahitians, i. 215; various kinds of, 217; in the Sandwich islands, iv. 78, 100, 105; address to the dancers, 79.

• Dangerous Archipelago, or Pearl islands, European vessel seized by the natives, ii. 133; their conversion, 228–see Pearl islands.

• Daphne, capture of the, by the Tahitians, ii. 133; recaptured by Captain Walker, ibid.

• Darling, Mr., school house at Burder's Point fitted up by, iii. 153; assists at the coronation of Pomare III. 261.

• Dauntless, visit of the, to Huahine, iii. 282.

• Davies, Mr. undertakes particularly the instruction of the children, ii. 70, 73; his school in Eimeo, 92, 207; assists the newly arrived missionaries to acquire the language, 262; baptizes Mahine, the king of Huahine, iii. 24; assists at the coronation of Pomare, III. 261; visit to Rapa, 372.

• Davies, Mrs, death of, ii. 91.

• Deacons, appointment of, in Huahine, iii. 80; names of the first, 82.

• Dead, disposal of the, among the Polynesians, i. 398; iv. 358; embalming, i. 401; depositories, 405; elegiac ballads, 411; funeral ceremonies, 413; iv. 175.

• Death, views of the Polynesians as to the cause of, i. 395.

• Decimal notation practised by the Tahitians, i. 90.

• Decoration, fondness of the Polynesians for personal, i. 134.

• Degradation of females in Polynesia, i. 129; its removal, 124.

• Deluge, traditions or the, among the Polynesians, i. 386; iv. 441.

• Demons, or genii, modes of propitiating, i. 335.

• Depopulation of Polynesia, i. 103; causes assigned, 105; iv. 23; checked by the influence of Christianity, i. 108.

• Deputation from the London Missionary Society, visits the South Sea islands, iii. 232; proceeds to the Sandwich islands, iv. 34.

• Diseases, introduction of foreign, ascribed to the God of the missionaries, ii. 65, 125; increase of, iii. 36; practice of physic, 37; surgery, 41; want of medicines, 45.

• Dishes, wooden, curiously carved, i. 191.

• Dismissal of church members, iii. 89.

• Divination, modes of, i. 377.

• Divinities of the Polynesians, i. 323; of the Sandwich islands, iv. 89, 212.

• Dogs, used for food in Tahiti, i. 72; reared for that purpose, iv. 347; great number baked for a single feast, 346.

• Double canoe, the, of Tahiti, i. 164; of the Sandwich islands, iv. 340.

• Dress of the Polynesians, i. 178; grotesque combination of European and native, ii. 395; shoes, hats, bonnets, 398; substitutes for ribands, 403.

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• Dyes, vegetable substances used as, i. 182.

• Early missionaries to Tahiti, their acquirements and deficiencies, ii. 188; unjustly termed Unitarians, 182.

• Earthquakes, common in the Sandwich islands, iv. 286.

• Easter Island, remarkable monuments in, iii. 325.

• clipse, terror of the Polynesians at an, i. 331.

• Eels fed and tamed in Tahiti, i. 76.

• Eimeo or Moorea, its situation, i. 7; size, 11; beauty, 18; excellent harbour, ibid; first missionary visit to, ii. 62; Pomare (Otu) in exile in, 89; progress of Christianity in, 92, 109, 115, 120, 122; public acknowledgment of Jehovah, 135; Christians seek refuge in, 141; conduct of Pomare, 142; the author's visit to, 200; the printing press, 212.

• Ellis, Mr. (the author), his arrival in Tahiti, ii. 175, 193; first interview with Pomare, 195; works as a printer, 224; his acquisition of the language facilitated thereby, 235; removes to Huahine, 248; delivers his first discourse to the natives, 274; labours to introduce the culture of sugar, cotton and coffee, 287–289; in peril in a storm, 305; visits Tahiti, 338; embassy to the Queen of Huahine, iii. 147; interview with Pomare, 155; with the assistance of Mr. Nott, revises the laws for Huahine, ibid; visit to the Windward Islands, 215; return to Huahine, 233; visit to Borabora, 276; to Raiatea, 281; to the Sandwich Islands, 285; voyage to England, 295; return to Huahine, ibid; first visit to the Sandwich Islands, iv. 34; second visit, 48; tour of Hawaii, 74; return to Oahu, 457.

• Embalming, practice of i. 401.

• Eooa—see Ua.

• Epidemic influenza, prevalence of, iii. 35.

• European cloths preferred by the Polynesians to their own manufacture, ii. 301.

• European vessels seized, and the crews murdered, ii. 133.

• Eva, plain of, in Oahn, iv. 11.

• Expenses of the missions, how defrayed, ii. 75; attempts of the missionaries to meet them, 263; formation of a native missionary society, 263.

• Extortion and violence of the royal servants in the South Sea islands, iii. 129.

• Extinct craters near Kiranea, iv. 271; other extinct volcanoes, 299.

• Faahee, or surf swimming, i. 223, 226.

• Family idols of Pomare, ii. 173; his letter on sending them to England, ibid.

• Fare Beritani, the missionaries' first dwelling in Tahiti, ii. 5.

• Fa-re, district of, in Huahine, ii. 248; its improvement under the care of the missionaries, 328; iii. 80, 295.

• Farefau, a convert, his bold profession of his faith, ii. 135, 137; commissioned to destroy the idol Oro, 151.

• Farmers, an influential body in Tahiti, iii. 96.

• Fei, the mountain plantain, i. 61.

• Female apparel among the Polynesians, i. 178; ii. 391; partial adoption of European clothing, 392.

• Female degradation in Polynesia, i. 121; its removal under the influence of the spread of Christianity, ii. 124.

• Female occupations, instruction in, given by the missionaries' wives, ii. 389.

• Females, low estimation of, in the Sandwich Islands, shewn in the tradition of Kahavari, iv. 302.

• Feudal system, its chief features found to prevail in the South Sea islands, iii. 121.

• Fire-arms, resolution of the missionaries not to retain, ii. 29.

• Fish-hooks, often made of human bone, i. 145; European ones little valued, 150; conceived to be shoots of plants, 150.

• Fishing, methods of, i. 139; nets, 140; spears, 143; hooks, 145; canoe, 148.

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• Fishing canoes in Tahiti, i. 148.

• Fishing-spear, different kinds of, and how used, i. 143.

• Fish-pond at Kihoro, a monument of the genius of Tamehameha, iv. 407.

• Flag of truce, use of, among the Tahitians, i. 315.

• Folger, Captain, murdered by Tahitian mutineers, ii. 133.

• Foot-ball, a game followed more by the women than the men, i. 213.

• Foot-race, in Tahiti, i. 210.

• Foreign Missions—see American Board.

• Fortifications, ancient, in Hawaii, iv. 103.

• Fortresses, how constructed among the Polynesians, i. 313.

• Fowl, the domestic, found in Hawaii, iv. 25; seldom eaten by the natives, ibid.

• Funeral ceremonies in Tahiti, i. 412; in the Sandwich islands, iv. 358.

• Furniture, native articles of, i. 188.

• Fur-trading vessels, their visits to the Sandwich Islands, iv. 26; one seized by the natives, and the crew murdered, 27.

• Future state, ideas of the Hawaiians regarding a, iv. 145.

• Gambier, Captain, R.N., his testimony in favour of the efforts of the missionaries in Tahiti and Huahine, ii. 349.

• Games, native, in the Sandwich Islands, iv. 197; in Tahiti, i. 193.

• Geese, wild, found in Hawaii, iv. 6. 25.

• Gentry, a recognised class in Tahiti, iii. 97.

• Geological character of Tahiti, i. 11; of Hawaii, iv. 6, 59, 171, 183; volcanoes, 217, 266.

• Georgian Islands, their situation, i. 7; islands composing the group, ibid.

• Goats, large flocks of, reared in the Sandwich Islands, iv. 379.

• Gods of the Sandwich Islands, sanguinary character ascribed to the, iv. 362.

• Goodrich, Mr., his visit to Hawaii, iv. 55, 67.

• Gospels, translation of the, ii. 118; St. Lake's, printing of, 224; the other Gospels printed, iii. 13.

• Government, form of, in the South Sea islands, iii. 93; intimately connected with idolatry, 132; new form established, 137, in the Sandwich islands, iv. 411.

• Grammar, brief sketch of the, of the Hawaiian language, iv. 465.

• Grief for the dead, modes of expressing, i. 407; iv. 175, 358; self-inflictions, i. 409.

• Gunpowder, many natives of Tahiti killed or wounded by an explosion of, ii. 32.

• Gyles, Mr., endeavours to introduce the sugar manufacture in Eimeo, ii. 283; opposition, 284; is obliged to withdraw, 285.

• Haa, the chief of Waipio, iv. 355; his hospitality and intelligence, 357.

• Haamanemane, the high-priest, in Tahiti, ii. 7; his character and influence, 34; is murdered, 36.

• Haapii parau, or learners, a name adopted by the converts, ii. 117.

• Haari, or cocoa-nut tree, cultivation of the, i. 50.

• Hamakua, a district of Hawaii, its romantic appearance, iv. 379.

• Harbour regulations of Huahine, iii. 209.

• Harwood, Mr., his visit to Hawaii, iv. 55.

• Haupape, a house in shape resembling an English dwelling, i. 175.

• Hautaua, valley of, the first native meetings for prayer held in the, ii. 104.

• Hautia, governor of Huahine, rebels captured by, iii. 210, 226.

• Hawaii, its position and size, iv. 4; its striking appearance, 5; height of its mountains, ibid; the interior uninhabited, 6; the population found only on the sea-shore, 7; estimate of its number, ibid; not now the residence of the kings, ibid; tour of, 55; volcanic phenomeua, 217.

• Haweis, Dr., promotes the mission to the South Sea islands, ii. 4.

• Haweis, a vessel built by the King and the missionaries, launch of the, ii. 240; is sold, 242.

• Hayward, Mr., visits Huahine and

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• other islands, ii. 78; remains alone there, 88; with Mr. Nott, makes a missionary tour, 117; returns from England, iii. 157.

• Hayward, Mrs., death of, ii. 91; reflections on this and other bereavements, ibid.

• Heiau, idol temples in the Sandwich Islands, iv. 95; visit to that at Bakohola, 96.

• Heiva, a term for amusements in general, i. 204.

• Henry, Mrs., death of, ii. 90.

• Hibernia recaptures the Venus schooner from the Tahitians, ii. 88.

• High island—see Raivavai.

• Hiro, an idolatrous priest, conversion of, iii. 9; why be received the name of Paul in baptism, 10. Hiro, the god of thieves, iii. 9. 77.

• Hiro, district of, in Hawaii, iv. 351.

• Hoakau, a king of Hawaii, his cruelty, iv. 365.

• Hog, dedicated to the gods, in Tahiti, i. 371.

• Hogs, original breed of, in Tahiti, i. 70; present breed, 71; tradition of their origin, 77, 371; in the Sandwich Islands, iv. 24; pet hogs, 41.

• Hoi, a native plant, somewhat resembling rice, i. 47.

• Hokukano, tomb of a celebrated priest at, iv. 129.

• Homage paid to priests in Tahiti, iii. 105.

• Honaunau, the former royal residence and burial-place of the Hawaiian kings, iv. 164; puhonua, or city of refuge at, 167.

• Honesty, instance of, in two Christian chiefs, i. 151.

• Honesty of the natives of Eimeo, ii. 247; restitution of stolen goods, iii. 77.

• Honghi. a New Zealand chief, head of, iii. 355.

• Honoree, John, the Hawaiian catechist, iv. 46.

• Honoruru, plain of, its geological character, iv. 12.

• Honoruru, town of, iv. 17; its harbour well frequented, ibid; the fort, 18; the American mission, 46; service in the American mission chapel, ibid.

• Honuapo, state of the people at, iv. 203.

• Hooroto, sangninary battle of, i. 283.

• Hope, arrival of the, with missionaries, iii. 157.

• Hope, Mount, the residence of Mr. Crook, visit to, iii. 154.

• Hopu, Thomas, a native teacher, his labours at Kairua, iv. 62.

• Horne, Rev. Melville, effect of his Letters on Missions, ii. 4.

• Horopae, an Atehuran, execution of, iii. 141.

• Horse, sent as a present for Pomare, ii. 198; astonishment of the natives, 200; names given to it, ibid.

• Hospitality of the Sandwich islanders, iv. 344; singular notions respecting, 345; in the Society islands, ibid; courtesy by which accompanied, 380.

• Houra, a popular amusement in the Sandwich Islands, iv. 299.

• House for hidden prayer, ii. 203.

• House-building in Tahiti, i. 171; in the Sandwich Islands, iv. 321.

• Huahine, residence of Mr. Hayward at, ii. 78, 88; conversion of the king of, 108; idolatry abolished in, 172, 253; the printing press removed to, 248, 273; missionary labours, 245; a missionary society formed, 270; the sugar manufacture, 288; improvements effected by the introduction of the mechanic arts, 338; Captain Gambler's testimony, 350; a chapel built, 358; schools, 364; baptism administered, iii. 20; code of laws, 144, 177; harbour regulations, 209.

• Human sacrifices, i. 274, 289; iii. 108; iv. 150; how performed, i. 347; martyrdom of a Christian, ii. 127.

• Huntingdon, Countess of, her earnest desire for the conversion of the Polynesians, ii. 4, 160.

• Hutu (Barringtonia speciosa), a tree resembling the magnolia, i. 32.

• Hymns composed by the missionaries take the place of the native songs, ii. 120; a hymn book printed at Huahine, 235; in the language of the Sandwich islands, iv. 463.

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• Iconoclasts, the missionaries not ambitious of being, iv. 16.

• Idia, wife of Pomare, her superstition, ii. 69; her death, 117.

• Idolatry, support of, by Pomare, ii. 68; renounced by Pomare Otu, 93; other renunciations, 100, 107; heroic conduct of Patii, 112; abolition of, 159; connected with the kingly government, iii. 132; in the Sandwich islands, overthrow of, iv. 30, 38, 122.

• Idol-maker, conversation with an, i. 337.

• Idol temples in Hawaii, visits to several, iv. 96, 99, 116, 117.

• Idols of the Polynesians, i. 337, 353; prayers and offerings to, 343; public burning of, by Patii; ii. 112; destroyed by Pomare (Otu), 155.

• Idols, different feelings towards, in the Sandwich islands, iv. 15, 16; many burnt by order of Kaahumana, 44; erected in mountain passes in the Sandwich islands, iv. 15; often overthrown, but re-erected, 15, 16; the missionaries not iconoclasts, 16.

• Idols, family, of Pomare, sent to England, ii. 173; his letter accompanying them, ibid.

• Iharu, a musical instrument, i. 197.

• Inauguration of the king, in Tahiti, mode of, iii. 107; miracles supposed to accompany it, ibid.

• Indolence of the Polynesians, i. 130.

• Industrial arts, introduction of various, into the Society islands, ii. 281.

• Infant baptism, anxiety for, iii. 29.

• Infanticide, its prevalence in Polynesia, i. 249; attempts to check, ii. 21; disappearance of, 159, 328; compunctious retrospects, iii. 84; in the Sandwich islands, iv. 326; its peculiarly frightful character there, 328; idleness its chief motive among them, 329; prohibited by the chiefs, 331.

• Inquiries of the Tahitians as to the seat of the affections, ii. 422; as to prayer, 425; as to the future state of the wicked, 429; as to scruples of conscience, 431; as to English piety, 433; as to the resurrection. 435; as to Christian experience, 437.

• Inquiries into other people's business, an essential part of politeness in the Society islands, iv. 344.

• Inquiring of the gods, how performed, i. 276, 371, 373.

• Insanity, respect paid to persons afflicted with, iii. 40.

• Inscriptions, rude attempts at, in, Hawaii, iv. 459.

• Inspiration, exposure of a pretender to, i. 375; pretenders to, among the converts, iii. 91.

• Instruction, payment for receiving, often required by the natives, ii. 389.

• Interment, present mode of, in the South Sea islands, iii. 245.

• Intoxication, its prevalence among the Polynesians, ii. 132; Pomare (Otu) addicted to, 119; frequent, of the king and chief people of the Sandwich islands, iv. 39, 44.

• Ioretea, or Raiatea—See Raiatea.

• Iron, the Tahitians acquainted with the use of, ii. 11; Pomare and the blacksmith, 12.

• Jealousy and deadly revenge, examples of, iii. 124; murder of Europeans, ibid.

• Jefferson, Mr., his missionary tour in Tahiti, ii. 60; death of, 77; reflections on visiting his grave, 78.

• Jets d'eau, natural, in the Sandwich islands, iv. 60, 191.

• Joe, an Englishman, assists Pomare in war, ii. 148.

• Juan Fernandez, isle of, iii. 327; Alexander Selkirk, ibid.

• Judicial impartiality, instance of, iii. 213.

• Judicial proceedings, in the South Sea islands, iii. 142, 143, 190; in the Sandwich islands, iv. 422; where held, ibid; mode of procedure, 423.

• Justice, courts of, in the Sandwich Islands, iv. 422; also courts of equity, ibid; ordeals, 423.

• Juvenile amusements among the Tahitians, i. 227.

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• Kaahumanu, the favourite queen, a person of great influence in Oahu, iv. 40; Auna and bis wife go to reside with, 41; public worship in her house, ibid; desires the author to remain in the islands, 43; her diligence and perseverance, 44; burns a great number of idols, ibid; becomes a pupil of the missionaries, 47.

• Kahavari and Pélé, tradition of a combat between, iv. 301.

• Kairua, landing of the first missionaries at, iv. 30; favourable circumstances attending, ibid; second visit to, 56; scarcity of fresh water, 57; cavern of Raniakea, 58, native chapel erected at, 400.

• Kalakua, a queen of the Sandwich islands, iv. 74.

• Kamakau, chief of Kaavaroa, builds a house for public worship, iv. 62; his zeal, 63; his reasons for renouncing idolatry, ibid; his family, and noble appearance, 64; a modern Cornelius, ibid; public prayer by him, 67.

• Kamapiikai, traditionary visit of, to Tahiti, iv. 394.

• Kamehamaru, queen of the Sandwich islands, her visit to England, and death, iv. 448; her amiable character, 452; her affectionate parting with her people, 454.

• Kamtschatka, trade with, by the Sandwich islanders, iv. 19.

• Kana, tradition of the achievements of, iv. 393.

• Kapena Kuke, the Sandwich island pronunciation of the name of Captain Cook, iv. 131.

• Kapihe, styled Admiral of Hawaii, his voyage to England, iv. 455; his death, ibid.

• Kapihe, a Hawaiian priest, his false prophecies, iv. 145.

• Kapuahi, a volcanic cavern, inhabitants of, iv. 224.

• Karaimoku, prime minister of the Sandwich islands, iv. 18; his house at Honororu, ibid; favours the establishment of the missionaries, 31; becomes their pupil, 47; his conduct to the idolators, 124; prohibits infanticide, 331; his prompt decision on a complaint, iv. 423; his conduct on hearing of the death of Riboriho, 450.

• Karaipahoa, a famous idol of Morokai, formed of poisonous wood, iv. 91; tradition of its origin, 92; much dreaded by the people, 93.

• Karuaokalani, visit to the temple of, iv. 117.

• Kauaikahaora, visit to the temple of, iv. 116.

• Kauikeouli, the young prince, governs Tauai, iv. 20; patronizes the missionary schools in Lahaina, 9; becomes himself a pupil, 47; succeeds to the throne on the death of Rihoriho, 451.

• Keanaee, vaulted avenue of, its remarkable appearance, iv. 173.

• Keapuana, cavern of, iv. 226.

• Kearakekua bay, the scene of the death of Captain Cook, iv. 38, 66, 138; mission station formed at, 138.

• Keeaumoko, or Cox, general to Tamehameha, iv. 146; governor of Maui, 39; visit from, ibid; account of his establishment, 45; becomes a pupil of the missionaries, 47.

• Kekauruohe, a Sandwich island princess, iv. 74.

• Kekuaokalani, death of, iv. 123; his tomb, and those of his companions, 125.

• Keopuolani, the mother of Rihoriho, iv. 78; favours the first establishment of the American missionaries, 31, 77; her interest in their labours, 78; her charitable hope regarding her idolatrous ancestors, 80; her interest in religion, 84; her kindness to the missionaries, ibid; mourning at her death, 179.

• Keoroeya, an idol at Maui, iv. 89; his sacred hogs, ibid.

• Keona, a rival of Tamehameha, account of the defeat and death of, iv. 209.

• Keoua, governor of Lahaina, iv. 77.

• Keoua, wife of Kuakini, iv. 109.

• Kihoro, large fish-pond constructed at, by Tamehameba, iv. 407.

• Kinao, the governor of Puna, his sickness, iv. 291.

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• King, Captain, on the height of the mountains of Hawaii, iv. 5; his account of the death of Captain Cook, 135; on the treatment of women, 391.

• King, in Polynesia, ceremony of the inauguration of the, iii. 107; revenues, 127; usually necessitous, 128; despotic rapacity, 129; abdication of, on the birth of his son, 99; acts as regent, 100; sacredness of the royal person, 101; singular mode of travelling in consequence, 100; remark of Pomare thereon, 101.

• King, in the Sandwich islands, an absolute monarch, iv. 411; the royal authority hereditary both in the male and female line, 412; punahele, or royal favourites, ibid; profound deference paid to royalty, ibid; the king, proprietor of the soil, ibid; revenue, 413.

• King's servants, at Lahaina, conversation with, iv. 85; their sloth and ignorance, 87.

• Kirauea, approach to the crater of, iv. 217; volcanic sand, 231; the crater, 235; pools of fresh water, 240; sulphur banks, 241; midnight view, 247; native traditions, 249; dimensions of the crater, 253; offence given by the visit, 275.

• Kirauea, little, iv. 266; temple of Pélé near, ibid.

• Knives, substitutes for, iv. 346.

• Konane, a game in Hawaii, iv. 213.

• Ko Pari—see Pari.

• Koreamoku, the father of medicine in the Sandwich islands, iv. 335.

• Kuakini, the governor of Hawaii, visit from, iv. 35; visits to,38, 56; wishes to learn to write, ibid; his character and appearance, 39, 105; public preaching in his house, 65; his friendly aid, 104; his conversation with the missionaries, 113; prohibits infanticide, 331; builds a chapel, 404; attends public worship, 407; his doubts as to the deluge, 442.

• Kukairimoku, a war god of the Sandwich islanders, iv. 98.

• Lahaina, romantic beauty of its situation, iv. 76; mission established at, 8.

• Lamp, novel kind of, ii. 252.

• Land, tenure of, in the South Sea islands, iii. 115; in the Sandwich islands, iv. 414.

• Land-marks, removal of, a heinous offence among the South Sea islanders, iii. 116; in Hawaii, iv. 349.

• Language of the Society islands, i. 8; of the Sandwich islands, iv. 20, 50, 459; acquirement of the Tahitian, by the missionaries, ii. 13, 262; friendliness of the natives, 17; native orthography, 19.

• Lanui, a young chief, his anxious inquiry after truth, iv. 44.

• Latitudes and longitudes, tables of, i. 8.

• Lava streams in Hawaii, iv. 59; their destructive course, how supposed to be arrested, 60; ancient cataract of, 171; pillars of, 183.

• Laws, first code of, in Tahiti, iii. 137; its promulgation, 138; written out by Pomare himself, 140; first example of capital punishment under, 141; judicial proceedings, described by Captain Gambler, 142; revision, 195.

• Laws of Huahine, when promulgated, iii. 144, 175; literal translation of, 177; reasons for some of their provisions, 192; opposition to, 217.

• Laws of Raiatea, an improvement on those of Tahiti, iii. 143.

• Leather, native mode of tanning, ii. 231.

• Leeward islands, or Society islands, i. 7; Mr. Wilson preaches the Gospel in, ii. 118; subversion of idolatry in, 167.

• Letter of Pomare, on sending his family idols to England, ii. 173.

• Letters from home, value of, to the sojourner in a foreign land, iii. 159.

• Lewis, Mr., a missionary, murder of, ii. 37.

• Liliha, or Madame Boki, her voyage to England, iv. 455; letter from, 457.

• Lime, native mode of preparing, ii. 342

• Literature of Tahiti, since the introduction of printing, ii. 236; substitutes for books, iii. 7.

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• London Missionary Society, its foundation, ii. 4; supports the Polynesian mission, 75; favours the introduction of industrial arts, 283; send a deputation to visit the missions in the South Sea islands, iii. 232; founds the South Sea Academy, 269; how delayed in sending missionaries to the Sandwich islands, iv. 29; visited by the Sandwich island chiefs, 455.

• Loomis, Mr., an American missionary, iv. 39.

• Lord's supper, mode of administering the, iii. 60.

• Maaro, a Sandwich island chief, his sickness, iv. 316; visits to, 326, 332.

• Macquarie, Governor, his endeavours to restrain the bad conduct of seamen and others visiting the South Sea islands, ii. 42.

• Maeva, in Huahine, a fortification, i. 314; afterwards a missionary station, iii. 2; scenery in the neighbourhood, 3.

• Magellan, missionary zeal of, ii. 3.

• Mahamene, a native missionary, iii. 397.

• Mahapu, a missionary station in Huahine, iii. 2.

• Mahi, a preparation of the bread fruit, i. 42.

• Mahine, king of Huahine, his conduct at the battle of Bunaauia, ii. 147; establishes a missionary society, 270; is baptized, iii. 25; rebellion and death of his son, 217, 243.

• Maia, or plantain, indigenous, i. 60; the fruit, ibid.

• Mai, a Christian chief of Borabora, ii. 168; improvement of native dwellings commenced by, 342.

• Mai (Omai), account of his visit to England, ii. 365; his return to Huahine, 368; his subsequent career, 369; Cowper's lines, 374.

• Mairikini, visit to the temple of, iv. 99.

• Makoa, a guide, his singular appearance, iv. 115; deserts the party, 207; rejoins them, 284; exhorts the people to listen to them, 216; reproves the priestess of Pélé, 311; his address to the people, 353.

• Mandeville, Sir John, his account of the fountain of youth, i. 119.

• Manona, death of, iv. 123; her tomb, 125.

• Manu, a converted Areoi, his after life, 171.

• Ma-pe, or rata (tuscarpus edulis), a splendid tree, i. 63.

• Mara (beslaria laurifolia), its fragrant flowers, i. 33.

• Marini, a conspirator against Pomare, execution of, iii. 141.

• Maro, a Huahian, his ludicrous appearance, iii. 224.

• Maro ura, or sacred girdle, used at the inauguration of kings, iii. 108; human sacrifices accompanying its preparation, ibid.

• Marquesas, discovery of the, iii. 309; the inhabitants, 312; cannibalism, 318; Mr. Crook's residence among them, ii. 10; his second visit, iii. 319; native missionaries, 320.

• Marriage ceremony in Tahiti, i. 271; ceremonies at present used, iii. 292.

• Marsden, Rev. s., charged with the expenditure for the Polynesian mission, ii. 75; his kindness to the missionaries, 88; his notice of the death of Mrs. Henry, 90; his first night in New Zealand alluded to, 202.

• Martial games of the Polynesians i. 211.

• Martyrdom of a native Christian, ii. 127.

• Matapnupuu, a high priest conversion of, ii. 116; carries the tidings of the Christians' victory to Eimeo, 164; accompanies the author to Tahiti, iii. 147.

• Matavai, district of, ceded to the missionaries, ii. 7; war in, 33; description of the bay, 195.

• Mate (ficus prolixa), uses to which applied, i. 36.

• Matheson, Mr., his account of Keeaumoku, or Cox, iv. 46.

• Mato-ereere, a mountain in Huahine, iii. 273.

• Mats, beautiful, made by the Paliiser islanders, i. 187; in the Sandwich islands, iv. 325.

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• Mauae, a native, accompanies the missionaries to the volcano of Kirauea, iv. 104, 189; his reception at his birth-place, 281; native song in his honour, 282.

• Maui, its distance from Hawaai, iv. 7; size, ibid; volcanic, 8; population, ibid; mission commenced in, ibid.

• Maui, a native prophet, said to foretel the arrival of European ships, i. 382.

• Maupiti, island of, geology of, iii. 280.

• Mechanic arts, high estimation of, by the Polynesians, ii. 11; labours of the missionaries to extend the practice of, 294, 295; consequent improvement in the condition of the people, 338.

• Medicine, danger of administering, ii. 32; native medicines, iii. 37; missionaries to uncivilized people should be acquainted with the healing art, 45.

• Mermaid, visit of the, to Huahine, iii. 282; the author's voyage to the Sandwich islands in, iv. 34.

• Mern, Mount, the heaven of the Hindoos, as also of some classes of the Polynesians, i. 116.

• Meteorological journal for the Sandwich islands, iv. 22.

• Midnight and high water concurrent in the South Sea islands, i. 29.

• Miomioi, a Hawaiian chief, visit to, iv. 380; his character, 382.

• Miro (thespesia populnea), a valuable tree, i. 32.

• Mission to the South Sea islanders, when determined on, ii. 4.

• Missionaries sail for Polynesia, ii. 4; arrival in Tahiti, 5; the district of Matavai ceded to them, 7; efforts to acquire the language, 13; public interview with the chiefs, 20; attempt to check infanticide, 21; attack on the missionaries, 25; several leave the island, 28; conduct of those who remain, 29; their danger, 33; murder of Mr. Lewis, 37; Mr. Harris leaves Tahiti, 39; return of Mr. and Mrs. Henry, ibid; the first chapel built, 40; disastrous news, 41; arrival of fresh missionaries, 45; departure of Mr. Broomhall, 46: his subsequent history, ibid; introduction of useful seeds, 49; first missionary tour and preaching in the native language, 50; providential deliverance, 53; the mission-house turned into a fortress, 56; second missionary tour, 61; annoyances, ibid; jealousy of the natives, 63, 71; preaching and catechising, 70; departure of Mr. Shelly, 72; privations, 74; violent feeling against them, 77; arrival of Mr. Warner, a surgeon, ibid; death of Mr. Jefferson, ibid; Messrs. Nott and Hayward visit Huahine and other islands, ibid; war in Tahiti, 79; all but four return to Huahine, 81; the mission houses and property destroyed, 82; personal dangers, 83; withdraw to Port Jackson, and Mr. Nott and Mr. Hayward only remain, 88; invitatious from Pomare (Otu) to join him in Eimeo, 89; favourable appearances, 90; domestic bereavements, ibid; cheering prospects, 92; Pomare desires baptism, 93; visit to Tahiti, 100; first native prayer-meeting, 103; place for public worship opened in Eimeo, 105; first record of the names of the professors of Christianity, 106; first prayer-meeting, 115; missionary tour of Messrs. Hayward and Nott, 117; persecution, 123: public acknowledgment of Jehovah, 135, 137; attempt to assassinate the Christians, 138; Christian refugees, 141; re-establishment of, in Tahiti, 145, 165; death of Mr. Scott, 169; general abandonment of idolatry, 172; review of the change, 175; arrival of Mr. Ellis (the author) in Tahiti, 175, 193; introduction of printing and bookbinding, 220, 229: shipbuilding, 239; the mission again extended to Tahiti, 243; the printing press removed to Huahine, 248, 273; encouragement of industry among the natives, 281; mechanic arts, 294; erect cotton machinery in Eimeo, 297; missionary anniversaries, 323, 325; voyages, 330; royal mission page 486 chapel, 376; substitutes for bells, 385; introduce hats and bonnets, 399; services on the Sabbath, 407; extension of missionary stations, iii. 2; baptism of first converts, 14; knowledge of medicine requisite in, 44; form Christian Churches, 55; appoint deacons, 80; their influence in the enactment of laws, 134; arrival of missionaries, 232; missionary trials, 266; children of missionaries, 271; native missionaries, 283; native missionary society, 264, 270, 299; missionaries sent to the Sandwich islands, iv. 29; their prospects, 45; arrangements, 49; services, 83; tour through the island, 102; native conversation on the subject of missionaries, 319.

• Missionaries' children, establishment for the education of, iii. 269.

• Missionaries' wives, needlework taught by, ii. 389; female schools superintended, 318.

• Missionaries, American, their arrival in the Sandwich islands, iv. 30; their labours, 31; visit of some, to Hawaii, 55.

• Missionaries, Spanish, visit of, to Tahiti, ii. 6.

• Moa, the common fowl, domesticated in Tahiti, i. 74.

• Moeore, son of the king of Raiatea, his rebellion, iii. 218, 226.

• Mokuohai, battle of, iv. 146.

• Monarchical and arbitrary form of government in the South Sea islands, iii. 93; sacredness of the king's person, 101; mode of travelling, 102; national councils, 117; in the Sandwich islands, iv. 411.

• Monody, translation of a, of the Sandwich islands, iv. 178.

• Moonlight, a journey by, ii. 246.

• Moorai, a deified shark, offerings to, iv. 90.

• Moorea, a name of Eimeo, i. 18.

• Moorea, a Pearl islander, labours to convert his countrymen, iii. 305.

• Morokai, a volcanic island, near Maui, iv. 10; population, ibid; native teachers, ibid.

• Morokini, a barren rock near Maui, use to which applied, iv. 9.

• Moto-raa, or boxing, confined to the lower classes in Tahiti, i. 208.

• Moua tabu, a mountain in Huahine, iii. 5.

• Mouna Huararai, eruption of, iv. 59; how supposed to be arrested, 60; attempts to ascertain its height, 65, 107; ascent of, 68.

• Mouna Kea, estimate of its height, iv. 5, 269; Mr. Goodrich's visit to, 400; other ascents of, 402, 403; the natives refuse to ascend it, 404.

• Mouna Roa, estimate of its height, iv. 5; visit to, 267.

• Mountain passes, idols erected in, in the Sandwich islands, iv. 15.

• Mountains of Hawaii, estimate of their height, iv. 5; attempts to measure, 65, 107.

• Mourning for the dead, extended period of, in Hawaii, iv. 139.

• Murder of children—see Infanticide.

• Murder of Europeans, jealousy a frequent cause of, iii. 124.

• Murder of the sick, formerly practised by the Society islanders, iii. 49; happy change, iv. 317.

• Musicians and dancers of the Sandwich islands, iv. 105.

• Mutineers of the Bounty, their history, iii. 322.

• Mutineers, native, seizure of ships and murder of Europeans by, ii. 132, 133.

• Mythology, general view of the Polynesian, i. 321; its analogy to that of the ancients, 381; Raiatea, its cradle, ii. 315; of the Sandwich islands, iv. 89.

• Nahe, an edible fern, i. 50.

• Nahienaena, a Sandwich island princess, interesting account of, by a Tahitian, i. 93; favours the missionary schools in Lahaina, iv. 9.

• Naihe, chief of Kearakekua, iv. 47; his support of the missionaries, 138.

• Narii, or Bunaauïa, battle of, ii. 149; its effects, 159.

• National councils, in the South Sea islands, iii. 117; unknown in the Sandwich islands, iv. 423.

• National flag of Hawaii, iv. 409.

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• National temple at Atehura, i. 341.

• Native books, how prepared, iii. 7; estimation in which held, ibid.

• Native missions, solicitations for, ii. 262; native mi-sionary society established, 264, 270; native missionaries, designation of, iii. 283; operations of the societies, 298; contributions, 299; anniversaries, ibid.

• Nautilus, arrival of the, at Tahiti, ii. 23; troubles in consequence, 25.

• Navenavehia, an inferior chief in Huahine, builds a house for himself in the European style, ii. 344.

• Needlework taught by the wives of the missionaries. ii. 389; its prevalence, 397.

• Nets, various kinds of, i. 140; how made, 141.

• New Holland, aborigines of, iii. 335.

• New South Wales, friendly conduct of the Governors of, towards the missionaries, ii. 42; settlements in, iii. 334.

• Newtonian theory of the tides, exception to the, in the South Sea islands, i. 28.

• New Zealand, description of, iii. 337; the author's visit to, 339, 350; character of the population, 341; cruelty to slaves, 341, 347; missionary labours, 358.

• Niau, leaves of the cocoa-nut tree, uses applied to, i. 51; an emblem of royal authority, iii. 122; refused by the Raiatean and neighbouring chiefs, when sent by Pomare, 147.

• Nihau, an appendage of Tauai, iv. 20; fine mats manufactured in, ibid; extensive cultivation of the yam, 21.

• Ninole, singular superstition regarding the pebbly beach of, iv. 212.

• Nono (morindo citrifolia), berries of the, i. 50.

• Nott, Mr., visits Huahine and other islands, ii. 78; is favourably listened to, ibid; remains at Eimeo with the king, 88; is invited to Huahine, and preaches there, 107; translates the Gospel of St. Luke, 118, repairs to Tahiti, 165; assists in the preparation of a code of laws, iii. 137; his visit to Tubuai, 385.

• Nott and Davies, Messrs., draw up a brief summary of scripture history, ii. 73.

• Nott and Hayward, Messrs., missionary tour of, ii. 117.

• Nott and Scott, Messrs., act as mediators between Pomare and the rebels, ii. 80.

• Numbers, use of, among the Tahitians, i. 90; their system of numeration, ibid.

• Oahu, a volcanic island, iv. 11; its size and beauty, ibid; the plain of Honoruru, ibid; valley of Anuanu, 13; pass of Pari, 14; town of Honoruru, 17; salt lake, 18; population, 19; history, 16; visit to, 39; town of, 43.

• Oani, the priestess of Pélé, complains of the visit of the missionaries to the volcano of Kirauea, iv. 275; conversation with her, 309.

• Oaths not used in judicial proceedings in the South Sea islands, iii. 196.

• Oceanic negroes, their characteristics, i. 78.

• Ohelo berries, superstition regarding, iv. 234.

• Oil, cocoanut, how prepared, i. 58.

• Omai—see Mai.

• O-o, the chief implement of Hawaiian husbandry, iv. 195.

• Opio, how prepared, i. 41.

• Opoa, in Raiatea, a celebrated district, ii. 315.

• Oracles, idol, in the Sandwich islands, iv. 97.

• Orators of battle, or rauti, their conduct, i. 287.

• Ordeal, the water, i. 379.

• Ordeal, of shaking water, in the Sandwich islands, iv. 423.

• Oripaia, a chief, death of, ii. 32.

• Oroa, or Taupiti, a Tahitian festival, i. 204.

• Oro, the great national idol, war for the possession of, ii. 51; destroyed, 155.

• Orono, or Rono, an early king of the Sandwich islands, iv. 134; Captain Cook identified with him by the natives, 3, 135.

• Orsmond, Mr. his domestic bereavement, ii. 303; his labours in Raiatea, page 488 317; at Borabora, iii. 276; takes the charge of the South Sea Academy, in Eimeo, 269.

• Orsmond, Mrs. death of, ii. 303.

• Otaheite, an erroneous name—see Tahiti.

• Otu, son of Pomare, makes war on his father, ii. 33; assumes the name of Pomare, 70.—see Pomare (Otu).

• Ovens, Tahitian, described, i. 40.

• Oviriviri (erythrina corollodendrum), a beautiful tree, its uses, iv. 223.

• Paao, tradition of, iv. 392.

• Pacific Ocean, discovery of the, i. 1.

• Paea, a variety of the bread fruit, i. 43.

• Pahé, a favourite game in Hawaii, iv. 197.

• Pahi, or war canoe, i. 152.

• Pahi, or ship, a large double canoe, i. 170.

• Pai, the head man of Waiohinu, his hospitality, iv. 197.

• Pahu, or drum, of the Polynesians, i. 193.

• Papahia, a distinguished warrior, hanged for treason, iii. 141.

• Papaoa, the royal mission chapel at, ii. 376; first public baptism in, iii. 18; the first code of Tahitian laws there promulgated, 138.

• Papara, a missionary station in Tahiti, iii. 79; Mr. Davies takes the charge of, ibid.

• Papetoai, mission school at, ii. 118; its increase, 165; described, 205.

• Parental discipline, laxity of among the Polynesians, iii. 82; evil effects, 83; singular punishment, ibid.

• Pari, pass of, in Oahu, romantic scenery of the, iv. 13; idols placed in this and other mountain passes, 15.

• Parliament, the first Tahitian, iii. 207; a law of, concerning sea-men, ibid.

• Patara, and hoi, edible plants, i. 47.

• Patii, a priest, at Papetoai, publicly burns his idols, ii. 109; providential restraint of the idolaters, 113; effects of his example, 114.

• Paumoana, a native missionary, ii. 119.

• Paumotu canoes, described, i. 170.

• Paumotus, or Pearl islanders, employed by Pomare, as a bodyguard, iii. 255; Moorea, one of them, endeavours to convert them, 305.

• Peace, mode of concluding, i. 319.

• Pearl fishery, European vessel seized by the Raiateans while engaged in the, ii. 133.

• Pearl Islands, description of, iii. 303; Christianity introduced, 305; native teachers murdered, 307; Captain Beechey's visit, ibid.

• Pélé, the goddess of the volcano, iv. 249; supposed to take the part of Tamehameha against Keoua, 252; tradition of her combat with Kahavari, 301; her priestess demands the punishment of the missionaries for visiting the volcano of Kirauea, 275; power still remaining to her priests, 313; temple dedicated to, at Hamakua, 350.

• Pens and ink, native substitutes for, iii. 7.

• Persecution of the Christian converts, ii. 123, 125, 139.

• Peter the Swede, his bad conduct, ii. 13; his barbarous advice to the natives, 29.

• Pets, full-grown hogs employed as, in the Sandwich islands, iv. 41.

• Physic, native practice of, iii. 36.

• Pia (chailea tacca), or arrow-root, culture and preparation of, i. 47.

• Piia, a Sandwich island chief, iv. 47.

• Pillow, the Tabitian, i. 188.

• Pitcairn's Island, discovery of, iii. 321; its colonization by the mutineers of the Bounty, 322; its population, 324.

• Plantain (musa paradisiaca), culture and uses of the, i. 60.

• Plantain leaves used as substitutes for writing paper, iii. 263.

• Poetry, specimens of Tahitian. i. 199.

• Poetry of the Sandwich islands, how constructed, iv. 462.

• Pohiri, the tubers of the arum, i. 44.

• Pohue (convolvulus Brasiliensis), page 489 stalks of the, occasionally eaten, i. 50.

• Polygamy, its prevalence in Tahiti, i. 273; in the Sandwich islands, iv. 435.

• Polynesia, meaning of the name, i. 3; principal groups, ibid; early visits, 4.

• Pomare, his friendly conduct to the missionaries, ii. 29, 30, 43; rebellion against, 53; his wanton cruelty, 57; his death and character, 66; meaning of the name, 70; assumed as the regal name, ibid.

• Pomare (Otu), learns to write, ii. 72; death of his queen, ibid; massacres the Atehurans, 77; war, 80; is defeated, 81; driven into exile in Eimeo, 89; invites the missionaries to join him there, ibid; publicly professes his belief in Christianity, 93; proposes to build a place of worship in Eimeo, 95; is recalled to Tahiti, 96; extracts from his letters, 97; his undaunted profession of his faith, 99; returns to Eimeo, 119; labours to spread Christianity there, 142; returns to Tahiti, 145; gains a decisive victory, 150; his moderation, 151; destroys the idols and idol temples, 153; prayer by, 162; the author's first interview with him, 197; learns the art of printing, 221; favours the establishment of a native missionary society, 265; groundless jealousy, 284; builds the royal mission chapel at Papaoa, 376; his reason for its large size, 381; is baptized, iii. 18; promulgates a code of laws, 137; copy of, in his own handwriting, 140; his commercial speculations, 146; his proposals rejected by the Leeward island chiefs, 147; his arbitrary proceedings, 156; his death and character, 249; his acquirements, 252.

• Pomare III. coronation of, iii. 261; his death, 262.

• Pomare, name bestowed on the young chief of Tahaa, iii. 263, 287.

• Pomare-vahine, sister of Pomare's queen, her visit to Eimeo, ii. 134; public acknowledgment of Christianity on the occasion, 135; her appearance at the battle of Bunaauïa, 148; visit from, 199.

• Ponahohoa, volcanic rocks of, iv. 219.

• Population of Tahiti, various estimates of, i. 101; of the Sandwich islands, iv. 23.

• Pori, a conspirator against Pomare, execution of, iii. 141.

• Pork, the chief animal food in Polynesia, i. 71.

• Port Jackson, several of the missionaries retire to, ii. 88; tempest off, iii. 333.

• Portsmouth, bishop of, some English clergyman so styled by Boki, iv. 456.

• Potato, sweet, cultivation of the, i. 46.

• Poté, the chiefs' houses so called, in Tahiti, i. 175.

• Poultry reared to supply shipping in Tahiti, i. 74.

• Prayer, by Pomare, ii. 162.

• Prayer-meeting, monthly, at Lahaina, iv. 85.

• Prayers and offerings to idols, i. 343.

• Prayers to God (Bure Atua), a term of reproach for the Christian converts, ii. 116.

• Preaching in the native language in Tahiti, ii. 50; annoyances, 61.

• Precedence in Tahiti, singular order of, iii. 99.

• Priest, tradition of the arrival of a foreign white, in Hawaii, iv. 392.

• Priest, tomb of a celebrated, at Hokukano, iv. 129.

• Priest of an idol, public exposure of his imposture, i. 375.

• Priests, idolatrous, also physicians, iii. 36.

• Priests, in the Sandwich islands, conversation with, iv. 296.

• Presents to unenlightened people, injurious effects of, ii. 258; usually looked for, 9, 125.

• Preserves for fish, mode of constructing, in Tahiti, i. 138.

• Press, the printing, excitement caused by the establishment of the, at Afareaitu, by the missionaries, ii. 226.

• Printers, native, ii. 224.

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• 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 Sandwich islands, iv. 65.

• Prophets and prophecies in Tahiti, i. 382.

• Providential coincidences, ii. 121; remarks thereon, ibid.

• Pua (beslaria laurifolia), an elegant and useful tree, i. 33.

• Puaa, or buna, native name of swine, i. 70.

• Pualaa, romantic scenery of, iv. 297.

• Public works, how performed, in the Society islands, iii. 127.

• Public worship of a native congregation, 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 Archipelago, 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 missionaries 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 size, ibid; native teachers at, 10; further remarks on, 75.

• Raniakea, cavern of, visit to the, iv. 58.

• Rapa, discovery of, iii. 362; described, 363; missionary visits, 364; daring character of the natives, 365; change that has taken place, 371; native missionaries, 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.

• Rauti, or orators of battle, i. 287.

• Religion, great attention to, among the converts in Huahine, iii. 80.

• Religious services, in Tabiti, described 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 labours in Lahaina, iv. 8; interesting account of Buaiti, by, iii. 69.

• Rihoriho, king of the Sandwich islands, iv. 19; the author's interview 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 conveyed to his own country, 449.

• Rimatara, position and size of, iii. 388; missions to, 390; chapel page 491 and schools established, 391; wise division of labour between the sexes, 393; desire to acquire useful mechanic arts, ibid.

• Rio Janeiro, visit to, iii. 344.

• Riroa, an ancient king of Hawaii, repository of the bones of, iv. 363.

• Rives, M., secretary to the king of the Sandwich islands, iv. 39.

• Roa, or Romaha (urtica argentea), a valuable plant, i. 36; fishing nets made of, in Hawaii, iv. 396.

• Robert, an American seaman, conveys books from Rurutu to Rimatara, but is lost on the return voyage, iii. 322.

• Rocks, fall of, in Hawaii, iv. 377.

• Rono—see Orono.

• Royal family, sacredness of the, in Tahiti, iii. 101; mode of travelling, 102; in the Sandwich islands, iv. 411.

• Royal household, in Tahiti, how maintained, iii. 102, 115; deficiencies how supplied, 116; extortion of the royal servants, 129; in the Sandwich islands, iv. 413.

• Royal succession, in the South Sea islands, order of, iii. 99; in the Sandwich islands, iv. 412.

• Rubbing noses, a mode of salutation very general in the Pacific, ii. 337.

• Rurutu, discovery of, iii. 393; its inhabitants, 394; contagious disease among them, 395; their conversion, how effected, 400; the author's visit to, ibid; visit of Mr. Williams, 401; kindness to strangers since they have become Christians, 403; singular mode of landing strangers in, 104.

• Russians, begin to build a fort at Honoruru, iv. 18; are expelled, ibid; their trade with the Sandwich islands, 19.

• Sabbath, observance of the, in Tahiti, ii. 406, 411; preparation for, 407; Sabbath schools, 409; remark by Capt. Gambler, 415; how spent in the Sandwich islands, iv. 37, 82; subsequent improvement, 408.

• Sabbath, the author's first, in the Sandwich islands, iv. 36; contrast to those in Huahine, 37; the chiefs prohibit their people from working on the, 47; the order disregarded, 82; public services, 83, 408.

• Salt, trade in, in the Sandwich islands, iv. 19, 398.

• Salt lake, remarkable, in the island of Oahu, iv. 18.

• Salt-pans, in Hawaii, iv. 397.

• Salutations, native, ii. 335, 337.

• Sandal wood, trade in, in the Sandwich islands, iv. 18; cutting of, 397.

• Sanders' island (Sir Charles), laws for, iii. 177.

• Sandwich islands, discovery of, by Captain Cook, iv. 1; native traditions of earlier visitors, 437; probably peopled from Tahiti, 430; their number, 4; coral reefs, 21; climate, 21; population, 23; natural history, 24: importance of their local situation, 26; former prevalence of war, 148; human sacrifices, 150; armies, 152; fleets, 155; mourning ceremonies, 175; funerals, 358; superstitions, 212, 293; notions of a future state, 365; infanticide, 326; medicines, 334; amusements, 368; government, 411; hereditary rank, 412; tenure of land, 414; revenue and laws, 418; tradition of a deluge, 441; remarks on the language, 50, 459.

• Satani, a name applied to their gods by the Polynesians, ii. 122.

• Satanic influence, native belief in, i. 369.

• Scarcity, plants, fruits and roots resorted to, in times of, i. 47, 50, 63.

• Scenery of the South Sea islands, its attractive character, i. 14.

• School, native, hours of attendance at, ii. 319; annual examinations, 323; affecting scene at, 326; school processions, 327.

• Scilly isles, low coral islands, near Borabora, i. 11.

• Scott, Mr., his missionary tour in Tahiti, ii. 61; acts as a mediator between Pomare and the rebels, 80; visit to Tahiti, 100; his death, 169.

• Scott and Hayward, Messrs., their visit to Tahiti, ii. 100; their joy page 492 at overhearing the private devotions of a native, 101.

• Scriptures, faith in, by the converts, iii. 73; conduct in accordance, ibid; the missionaries' line of action in relation thereto, 75.

• Scriptures, paper for printing the, generously supplied by the British and Foreign Bible Society, ii. 224; eagerness of the natives to obtain copies, 233; translation of the whole, not yet accomplished, iii. 13.

• Sea gods of the Polynesians, i. 327; iii. 111; of the Sandwich islanders, iv. 90, 91.

• Seamen, European, their bad conduct, a great hindrance to the missionary cause, ii. 28, 65; proclamations and acts of parliament concerning, 42; murder of, by the natives, 133; Tahitian law concerning, iii. 207; harbour regulations in Huahine, 209.

• Sham fights and naval reviews, in Tahiti, i. 212.

• Sharks, danger from, i. 166; iv. 371; formerly deified in Tahiti,i. 167, 329; no longer superstitiously feared, 167; supposed to attend the inauguration of kings, iii. 111; affirmed by the Sandwich islanders to bestow the gift of prophecy, iv. 65.

• Shaving, how performed in Tahiti, i. 133.

• Shelly, Mr., a missionary, relinquishes his office, ii. 72; becomes a master mariner, and is captured by the Pearl islanders, 133; his life saved by the interference of two Tahitians, ibid.

• Shipbuilding, first native attempt at, ii. 34.

• Shipping, supplies for, furnished by the Sandwich islands, iv. 21, 25.

• Ship in distress, a, iii. 330.

• Sick, former cruelty to the, in Polynesia, iii. 46; iv. 316; often murdered, iii. 48; change since the introduction of Christianity, iv. 317.

• Singing, the favourite tunes for, ii. 320.

• Single combat, or duel, practised in Tahiti, i. 286.

• Skreened canoe, the, i. 157.

• Slave ship, a, at Rio Janeiro, iii. 345.

• Slavery, in Polynesia, iii. 95, 341.

• Slingers, expert, i. 291.

• Society islands, why so named, i. 7; islands composing the group, ibid; the name sometimes more widely applied, ibid; geological features, 11; coral reefs, 18; fertility and capabilities, 24; climate, 26; winds and rain, 27; phenomena of the tides, 28.

• Society, ranks in, in Tahiti, iii. 95.

• Songs, Tahitian, generally historical ballads, i. 199; specimen of a Sandwich island song, iv. 282.

• Sorcery, belief in, among the Polynesians, i. 361; consequent power of its practisers, 366; prevalent in the Sandwich islands, iv. 293.

• South Sea, the great, or Pacific Ocean, its discovery, i. 1.

• South Sea Academy, in Eimeo, iii. 262; placed under the care of Mr. Orsmond, 269; its objects and management, ibid.

• South Sea islands, charms of their scenery, i. 14; coral reefs, 22; soil, 24; climate, 28; tides, 29; variety of trees, 30.

• South Sea whalers, their visits to the Sandwich islands, iv. 28.

• Southern hemisphere, stars of the, iii. 167; astronomy of the natives, ibid.

• Spanish visit to Tahiti, ii. 6.

• Spelling-book, Tahitian, prepared by Mr. Davies, and printed in England, ii. 74; printed at Afareaitu, 221; Pomare personally assists, ibid.

• Spinal curvature, its prevalence in the South Sea islands, iii. 38.

• Stewart, Mr., his missionary labours in Lahaina, iv. 8; visit to, 77.

• Still, the Tahitian, ii. 130.

• Stool, the Tahitian, i. 189.

• Storm, the author's peril in a, ii. 305.

• Strangers, singular mode of receiving, in Rurutu, iii. 104.

• Sugar-cane, the, indigenous in the Sandwich islands, iv. 26; little cultivated at present, ibid.

• Sugar manufacture, attempt to establish the, in Eimeo, ii. 283; page 493 the object afterwards effected in Huahine and Eimeo, 289.

• Surgery, native practice of, iii. 41.

• Swimming in the surf, i. 223; iv. 369; its dangers, i. 224; iv. 371; affecting incident, i. 225.

• Sydney, the author's detention by bad weather at, iii. 334.

• Taaroa, a Tahitian deity, i. 110.

• Taaroarii, son of the king of Huahine, renounces idolatry, iii. 107; breaks the laws, and is sentenced to hard labour, 217; retires to Parea, 219; obliged to surrender, 226; trial and sentence, 227; his subsequent career and death, 233; his funeral, 243; his widow and child, ibid.

• Tabu, the, an essential part of the idolatry of the Polynesians, iv. 385; meaning of the word, ibid; its antiquity, 387; prohibitions and requisitions, 389; now superseded by the Sabbath, 390.

• Tactics, military, of the Polynesians, i. 284; naval, 312; of the Sandwich islands,iv. 152, 155.

• Taeo, king of Tauai and Neehau, death of, iv. 16.

• Tahaa, the chief of, receives the name of Pomare, and marries Aimata, iii. 287.

• Tahaurawe, a low volcanic island near Maui, iv. 9.

• Tahiti, its situation, i. 6; pronunciation of the name, 7, 9; size and general features, 11; geological character, ibid; general appearance, 15; soil and productions, 17; population, 101; whence peopled, 123; landing of the missionaries, ii. 5; abandoned, 88; establishment of Christianity, ii. 159; reoccupied, 243; influence of the missionaries in the enactment of laws, iii. 134; present state, 137.

• Tahiti and Hawaii, traditions of early intercourse between, iv. 394.

• Tahitian language, its affinity to that of the Sandwich islands, iv. 36; the author preaches in it, and is understood, 41.

• Taliitians, their physical characteristics, i. 79; mental capacity, 85; moral character, 95; former

• longevity, 99; amount of the population, 101; traditions as to their origin, 110; domestic habits and occupations, 128; canoes, 152; houses, 171; dress, 178; furniture, 190; music and amusements, 193; poetry, 199; the Areois, 229; infanticide, 249; ii. 21, 159, 328; iii. 84; courtship and marriage, i. 267; polygamy, 273; wars, 273; iii. 228

• Tahui, a deified shark, believed to come to congratulate the newly inaugurated king, iii. 111.

• Taiana, a Hawaiian chief, death of, iv. 17.

• Tairi, a war god of the Sandwich islanders, iv. 98, 119.

• Tales and songs, fondness of the Sandwich islanders for, iv. 343.

• Talso, properly Opunohu, a harbour in Eimeo, i. 19.

• Tamai, lake of, i. 19.

• Tamehameha, sovereign of the Sandwich islands, iv. 16; his early career, 383; his friendliness to foreigners, 27, 33; conquest of Pahu, 16; cedes his dominions to the British Government, 28; his expedient for arresting the course of a lava stream, 60.

• Tamanu, or ati (callophyllum inophyllum,) a magnificent evergreen. i. 32.

• Tamatafetu, death of, i. 360.

• Tamatoa, king of Raiatea, renounces idolatry, ii. 167; has a house built in the European style, 344.

• Tanatua, song of, descriptive of the island of Tiapa, i. 202.

• Taraiopu, king of Hawaii, when visited by Captain Cook, iv. 103.

• Taro, or arum, cultivation of, i. 43.

• Taro, the mountain, cultivation of, in Hawaii, iv. 193; mode of cooking, 215.

• Tatauing, native account of its origin, i. 262; how performed, 263; prohibited, iii. 217; little practised in the Sandwich islands, iv. 23.

• Taua. a warrior of Huahine, his speech on occasion of a rebellion, iii. 221; goes as a native teacher to the Marquesans, and then to the Sandwich islands, iii. 319; page 494 iv. 78; his vigilance and faithfulness, iv. 78; his account of the conduct of Keopuolani, 84.

• Tanai, a mountainous island, iv. 19; its size and population, ibid; ceded to Tamehameha, ibid; rebellion, 20; missionaries in, ibid; peculiarity of the language, ibid.

• Taumuarii, king of Tauai and Nihau, codes his territories to Tamehameha, iv. 19; favours the missionaries, 47.

• Taupiti, or Oroa, a Tahitian festival, i. 204.

• Taura, a barren rock near Tauai, iv. 21; aquatic birds procured from, ibid.

• Teariinavahoroa, a young prince, death of, ii. 64; prejudices against the missionaries in consequence, 65.

• Tefaaora, a Christian chief of Rorabora, ii. 168.

• Teivaiva, Christian death of, ii. 240.

• Temples, national, of the Polynesians, i. 339; destroyed in Tahiti, ii. 156; visit to several in the Sandwich islands, iv. 96, 99, 116, 117.

• Tenure of land in the South Sea islands, iii. 115; in the Sandwich islands, iv. 414.

• Teriitaria, the titular queen of Huahine, iii. 144; embassy to, 147; approves of the code of laws, 157.

• Tessier, Mr., his educational labours, iii. 50; his death, ibid.

• Tetoro, a New Zealand chief, amiable trait of, iii. 350.

• Tetuaroa, island of, i. 19; a Polynesian watering-place, 20.

• Teu, father of Pomare, death of, ii. 62.

• Teuhe, his suit against the queen of Tahiti, iii. 213.

• Theft, its prevalence in Tahiti, ii. 18—iii. 123; laws against, iii. 177; punishment of, 125; restitution of stolen goods, 77; retaliation, 126; its punishment in the Sandwich islands, iv. 420.

• Thieves, Hiro, the god of, iii. 9; his priest a chief of banditti, ibid; converted thieves restitution by, 77.

• Threlkeld, Mr., visits Raiatea, ii. 263.

• Thurston, Mr., an American missionary, iv. 39; his visit to Hawaii, 55; preaches at Kairua and elsewhere, 62, 66.

• Ti root (dracæna terminaiis), i. 64—iv. 273; an ardent spirit distilled from, ii. 130—iv. 273; the leaves useful as fodder on shipboard, 274.

• Tiairi, or candle-nut tree, (alurites triloba), i. 31.

• Tides in the South Sea islands, an exception to the theory of Sir Isaac Newton, i. 28.

• Tiha, a female idol of Maui, iv. 90.

• Tira, or mast, a kind of fishing so called, i. 147.

• Tiis, or spirits, said to be the progenitors of mankind, i. 111.

• Time, divisions, among the Tahitians. i. 87.

• Tiori, a native schoolmaster in Huahine, iii. 2.

• Tipaeman, a landing place in Raiatea, ii. 331.

• To, or sugar-cane, (saccharum officinarum), indigenous in Polynesia, i. 64.

• Tools, of wood or stone, in Tahiti, i. 177.

• Topataua, small fish so called, i. 77.

• To-toro-potaa, the god of hairdressers, i. 136.

• Traders, groundless prejudices against the missionaries fostered by, ii. 284.

• Traditions, popular, of the Tahitians, i. 110.

• Translation of the Scriptures into the Tahitian dialect, progress made in the, iii. 13.

• Transportation, Tahitian system of, iii. 195.

• Travelling, royal mode of, in Tahiti, iii. 100; remark of Pomare, 102.

• Tree ferns, their size and beauty in Hawaii, iv. 62.

• Trepanning, operation of, practised in Borabora, iii. 43.

• Trial by jury established in Raiatea, iii. 143; in Huahine, 190.

• Trumpet-shell, use of the, i. 196.

• Tuahine, an early professor of Christianity in Tahiti, ii. 102.

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• Tubuai, discovery of, iii. 379; visited by the mutineers of the Bounty, ibid; the author's visit to, 381; the inhabitants, 382; missionary visits to, 385, 387: unsatisfactory state of, 388.

• Tutu, or bequest by will, practised by the South Sea islanders before the arrival of the missionaries, iii. 115; the trust usually faithfully discharged, 116.

• Tuumao, a deified shark, believed to congratulate the newly inaugurated king, iii. 111.

• Tyerman, Mr., his arrival in Tahiti, iii. 232; visit to Hnahine, 248; to the Sandwich islands, iv. 34; introduced to the royal family, 40; makes the tour of Oahu, 43.

• Ua or Eooa, outrage on the island of, iii. 301.

• Uhi, or yam (dioscoria alata), cultivation of, i. 44.

• Umara, or sweet potato (convolvulus batatus), cultivation of, i. 46.

• Ulitea, or Raiatea—See Raiatea.

• Uncovering the body as low as the waist, a mode of homage in Tahiti, iii. 105.

• Unitarianism unjustly imputed to the early missionaries to Tahiti, ii. 182.

• Upaparu, a Tahitian chief, and his followers, repair to Eimeo for instruction in Christianity, ii. 115, 120; saves the life of Mr. Shelly, 133; at the battle of Bunaauïa, 148.

• Upuuara, leader of the idolatrons army at Bunaauïa, death of, ii. 150; his indecision, 154.

• Uri, the god of the sorcerers, in the Sandwich islands, iv. 295.

• Uru maohe, a variety of the bread fruit, i. 43.

• Utami, a chief in Tahaa, conversion of, ii. 116.

• Vaa motu, or island canoe, i. 161.

• Vaa waa, or vaka, the Polynesian name of the canoe, i. 152.

• Vancouver, Captain, his stay at the Sandwich islands, iv. 27; benefits conferred by him upon the natives, 28; still gratefully remembered, ibid.

• Vaóaara, visit to, ii. 335.

• Vapour bath, native, iii. 41.

• Vegetable dyes of the Society islands, i. 182.

• Vegetable productions of the Sandwich islands, iv. 25; indigenous, ibid; introduced by Europeans, ibid.

• Venomous reptiles, few found in Polynesia, i. 70; iv. 25.

• Venus schooner captured by the Tahitians, ii. 87; recaptured by the Hibernia, 88.

• Vi, or Brazilian plum (spondias dulcis), i. 62.

• Visionaries, fanatical, among the converts, iii. 91; their presumed motive, ibid; little regarded by the people in general. 92.

• Vivo, or flute, of the Tahitians, i. 197.

• Volcanic glass, called the hair of Pélé, by the Sandwich islanders. iv. 263.

• Volcanic phenomena in Hawaii, iv. 59, 69, 171, 183, 217, 219, 223; crater of Kirauea, 235, 267.

• Waiakea, objection of the natives of, to the missionaries' residence among them, iv. 319.

• Waimea, products of the district of, iv. 399.

• Waipio, scenery of the valley of, iv. 355; legends connected with, 365.

• Wairuku river, customs' duties collected on the, iv. 324.

• Walker, Captain, recaptures the Daphne, from the Tahitian mutineers, ii. 133.

• War, its frequency in Polynesia, i. 273; iii. 228; Oro, the war god, i. 274; human sacrifices, ibid; preparations, 275; military tactics, 285; the battle, 286; the rauti, 287; the first captive sacrified, 289; carnage on a retreat, 293; women going to battle, ibid; trivial causes and destructive character, 293; weapons, 296; dress, 298; barbarity to the vanquished, 304; captives, 308; mutilation of the slain, 309; cannibalism, ibid.

• War canoe, the, of Tahiti, i. 152; handsome appearance, 154; names, 155.

• War song, translation of a Tahitian, i. 200.

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• Warner, Mr. a surgeon, arrival of, ii. 77.

• Water, fresh, scarcity of, in the Sandwich islands, iv. 57; wells sunk by the missionaries, 65, 103; seasonable supply of, 73.

• Waterfalls and cascades, in Hawaii, iv. 379.

• Waterspouts, danger from, ii. 306; deliverance, 311.

• Wauti plant of the Sandwich islands, iv. 109; manufacture of cloth from, 110.

• Wells sunk by the missionaries in the Sandwich islands, iv. 65, 103.

• Wesleydale, mission station, in New Zealand, destroyed, iii. 351.

• Whalers, visit of two South Sea, ii. 31; the natives supplied with gunpowder by them, 32.

• Wild men in the interior of Tahiti, i. 305.

• Will, property bequeathed by, (tubu) among the South Sea islanders, iii. 115.

• Williams, Mr., visits Raiatea, ii. 263; his labours there, 317, 337; visits Tahiti, 338.

• Wilson, Captain, takes out the first missionaries to Tahiti, ii. 4; visits several of the other islands, 9; returns to England, 10.

• Wilson, Mr., driven by contrary winds to the Leeward islands, preaches there, ii. 117.

• Winds, the prevalent, in the Sandwich islands, iv. 21.

• Windward islands, or Georgian islands, i. 7.

• Winter unknown in the Sandwich islands, iv. 21; heavy rain and variable winds, ibid; meteorological table, 22.

• Witchcraft, belief in, among the Polynesians, i. 361; attempts to secure themselves from the effects of, 364, 369.

• Wizards, various names of, i. 363.

• Wrestling-matches, i. 205.

• Writing, mode of teaching, to the natives, ii. 205; Pomare's proficiency in, iii. 252; general diffusion of, 263; desire of a Sandwich island chief to learn, iv. 38.

• Writing paper, value of, in Tahiti, iii. 264; economy in its use, 265; substitutes for, 263.

• Yam (dioscoria alata), indigenous in Polynesia, i. 44; cultivation, 45; iv. 21.

• Young, J., a seaman, his life spared by the Sandwich islanders, iv. 27; conversations with him, 38, 96; his friendliness, 40, 99; account of volcanic eruptions, 59; assists in the abolition of idolatry, 127; endeavours to check infanticide, 327; the author's residence with him, 443.