The Hawaiian group consists, as you will see on the map, of eleven islands, of which Hawaii is the largest and Molokini the smallest. The islands together contain about 6000 square miles; and Hawaii alone has an area of nearly 4000 square miles, Maui 620, Oahu (which contains Honolulu, the capital) 530, and Kauai 500. Lanai, Kahoolawe, Molokai, Niihau, Kaula, Lehua, and Molokini are small islands.
The favor with which my previous volume on California was received by the public induced me to prepare the present volume, which concerns itself, as the title sufficiently shows, with the northern parts of California, Oregon (including a journey through Washington Territory to Victoria, in Vancouver's Island), and the Sandwich Islands.
I have endeavored, as before, to give plain and circumstantial details, such as would interest and be of use to travelers for pleasure or information, and enable the reader to judge of the climate, scenery, and natural resources of the regions I visited; to give, in short, such information as I myself would like to have had in my possession before I made the journey.
Since this book went to press, Lunalilo, the King of the Sandwich Islands, has died of rapid consumption; and his successor is the Hon. David Kalakaua, a native chief, who has been prominent in the political affairs of the Islands, and was the rival of the late king after the death of Kamehameha V. Colonel Kalakaua is a man of education, of better physical stamina than the late king, of good habits, vigorous will, and a strong determination
to maintain the independence of the Islands, in which he is supported by the people, who are of like mind with him on this point.

King Kalakaua
- Hawaiian Archipelago
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Honolulu and the Island of Oahu
- Honolulu capital of the Kingdom
- Government House
- Royal School
- Courthouse
- Lucy G. Thurston
- Kawaiaho Church, First Native Church in Honolulu
- Christianity on the Islands
- Cocoa-Nut Grove, and Residence of the Late King Kamehameha V
- The Palace
- Hilo, with some Volcanoes
- Maui, and the Sugar Culture
- Kauai, with a Glance at Cattle and Sheep
- The Hawaiian at Home: Manners and Customs
- Commercial and Political
- The Leper Asylum on Molokai
- The Hawaiian Archipelago
- King Kalakaua
- Diamond Head and Waikiki
- Honolulu General View
- Hawaiian Hotel, Honolulu
- Government Buildings, Honolulu
- Royal School, Honolulu
- Court-House, Honolulu
- Mrs. Lucy G. Thurston
- Kawaiaho Church First Native Church in Honolulu
- Dr. Judd
- Dr. Coan
- Dr. Damon
- Bethel Church
- Queens Hospital, Honolulu
- Native School, Honolulu
- Cocoa-Nut Grove, and Residence of the Late King Kamehameha V., at Waikiki, Oahu
- The Palace, Honolulu
- Emma, Queen of Kamehameha IV
- A Hawaiian Chief
- The Crater of Kilaueaone phase
- Kealakeakua Bay, Where Captain Cook Was Killed
- The Volcano House
- Hawaiian Temple, from a Russian Engraving, About 1790
- Lava Field, Hawaii Flow of 1838
- View of the Crater of South Lake in a State of Eruption, from the Crest of the North Lake
- Hilo
- Lahaina, island of Maui
- Cascade and River of Lava Flow of 1869
- Map of the Haleakala Crater
- Wailuku, island of Maui
- Keapaweo Mountain, Kauai
- Chain of Extinct Volcanoes Near Koloa, island of Kauai
- Waialua Falls, island of Kauai
- Implements Calabash for Poi, Calabash for Fish, Water Bottle, Poi Mallets, Poi Trough, Native Bracelet, Fiddle, Flute, Drums
- Grass House
- Hawaiian Warriors
- Lunalilo
- Kamehameha I
- Queen of Kamehameha I
- Ancient Gods of Hawaii
- Hawaiians Eating Poi
- Hawaiian Poi Dealer
- Native Hay Peddler
- Hula-Hula, Or Dancing-Girls
- Hawaiian Style of Dress
- Native Pipe
- Necklace of Human Hair
Notes About Book:
Source: Nordhoff, Charles. Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands. Harper and Brothers, Publishers, 1875.
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