There is a wonderful moment in this chapter when Twain steps out on deck of the schooner at night in the moonlight. The description of his vista is almost transcendent.

This is a rather tedious chapter but may be of interest to those interested in traditional funeral practices of native Hawaiians. This is a good example of Twain padding his chapters (my opinion).

This chapter explores the local politics of the Hawaiians. We also learn that one can pray their enemy to death. Native Hawaiians adapt New England clothing to their own needs. Mark provides a listing of the political heirarchy.

GENTLEMEN: I am glad, indeed, to assist in welcoming the distinguished guest of this occasion to a city whose fame as an insurance center has extended to all lands, and given us the name of being a quadruple band of brothers working sweetly hand in hand—the Colt's Arms Company making the destruction of our race easy and convenient, our life insurance citizens paying for the victims when they pass away, Mr. Batterson perpetuating their memory with his stately monuments, and our fire-insurance comrades taking care of their hereafter.

Girls on horseback, the making and eating of poi, and how to classify strangers in Hawaii. Also, perhaps one of Twain's worse puns.

The tale of King Kamehameha I battle to take Oahu from the Oahuans and how the great field of bones was created. We also learn of the habits of Kanaka horse traders.