. Riches and marvels of Hawaii; a charming description of her unique history, strange people, exquisite climate, wondrous volcanoes, luxurious productions, beautiful cities, corrupt monarchy, revolution, provisional government and annexation. re al-lowed to ferment in water, and when distilled, the liquorcalled Okolehao, was almost pure alcohol. The chiefs allhad their stills, very primitive, to be sure, and drunkennessbecame prevalent. Kamehameha at first drank to excess,but later abandoned it altogether. Near the end of hislife he summoned all the leading men of Hawaii to agreat assembly at
. Riches and marvels of Hawaii; a charming description of her unique history, strange people, exquisite climate, wondrous volcanoes, luxurious productions, beautiful cities, corrupt monarchy, revolution, provisional government and annexation. re al-lowed to ferment in water, and when distilled, the liquorcalled Okolehao, was almost pure alcohol. The chiefs allhad their stills, very primitive, to be sure, and drunkennessbecame prevalent. Kamehameha at first drank to excess,but later abandoned it altogether. Near the end of hislife he summoned all the leading men of Hawaii to agreat assembly at Kailua, at which he ordered all the stillsto be destroyed, and forbade the manufacture of any kindof liquor. HIS DEATH. When the priests wanted human sac-rifices in his last illness, so that the gods would prolonghis life, he refused his consent. He died at the age ofeighty-two years, in 1819. After his death, according tocustom, all law was suspended, and all restraints takenaway. The conduct of the people forbids description/ IDOLATRY ABOLISHED. The turmoil and restless-ness induced by almost continuous warfare during aperiod of three hundred years, had a demoralizing effecton the faith of the Hawaiians in their ancient institutions. MAUSOLEUM OF LUNALILO. Lunalilo was the last, who claimed descent fromthe ECamehamehas, to rule in Hawaii. He was called the Well Beloved bj his peo-ple. The Lunalilo Mausoleum stands near the entrance of the Kawaihao Church. The grounds are always tilled with exquisite Mowers, Lovingly cared for by the natives. HISTORICAL SKETCH. 41 of idolatry and the tabu system. The turpitude of whitemen in their disregard of sacred things, and their appar-ent exemption from harm and penalty of any kind, shookthe faith of natives in the existence and power of theirgods. The unfaltering allegiance of Kamehameha to thegods of his fathers, united to his controlling will affairs, was probably all that kept the systemfrom crumbling sooner. Be that a
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