[Kalaipahoa, the poison-god, was believed to have been carved out of a very poisonous wood, a few chips of which would cause death when mixed with the food.] (10.) During the summer of the year 1852, while I was exploring the island of Kauai, I was near being the victim, under remarkable circumstances, of an old kahuna named Lilihae.

I was then residing under the humble roof of the Mission at Moloaa.

Lilihae had been baptized, and professed Christianity, although it was well known that he clung to the worship of his gods.

He was introduced to me by the missionaries as a man who, by his memory and profession, could add to my historical notes.

I indeed obtained from him most precious material, and in a moment of good nature the old man even confided to me the secret of certain prayers that the priests alone should know.