The Polynesian., 1840-07-28
On Hawaii we find the districts of


Wame9, {" .Whymea; Iianakua, , Hamskoo"h: Ham, "'h
niHuna kea, " keh; Mana lIualaai, " Iiuala; Nla,.
"a ~ lioa, " Hoa Loa the moth point, Opalu printed
pp3lh; south point, kaac, omitted; the island of ha-
ho9iiwe, printed kadoolawe Lahanaluna. Label
haha' similar errors occur throughout the Chart
Inc country, about KiIauca. on Hawaii. marked as
OF heavy timber, on thin soil, through which tie vol
came rock occasionally shows itself
The highest peak of Ma,ma kea is placed twelve
ineS 100 tr TO the east, and five the north from is
true POSITION. II bears west by north from Waiakca
anu norm nai east true from the great crater the
summit OF hauna l.oa. here is also a great error IN
connecting two ridges of mountains, making but one
fidse OF them lho.e TO the north of Wainea, some
and are Il diatiHct range from Mama kea from which
they are separated by plain fifteen miles i'm width
thlckly wooded towards lilo 10y
lilo and kalua bays are too deeply mdented AT
!ho former pace TOO ngoons are laid down. two miles
IN b:eadih and extending inland three miles These
running but a hort distance from the shore
hauai is repieie with errors. Ma Pai the celebrated
preclplGe, on the Chart commences a, WaioIi (mis-
ward from that place. Hanalo bay, and the adjoining
coast and indeed much of the outline of the island
though on so small scale as scarcely to admit of criti
csn, dlsaSrees with the unpublished map of Mr. Den
isol; VINO, some years ago, thoroughly surveyed the
island, at the expense Of the :. Mission His map
ugouo,cqy correct. and we bcpe will soon be cngra-
kooa Ton Prussion Chart Kaloa) lies three miles
more to TIE west " ahawa, six miles. The coast here
tends westerly, " lth but few ndentations BY Chart
north west, with bqytwo miles deep. From IIanapepe
TO '; oimca (prnted WenneaI north west. by Chart
north nonhwest.>, The wcstemmost point projects
M'ee m"e@ beyond IFS true position. The situations of
places are gross y ont of tie way. Koo lies parallel
WIN itanamaula. On the Chart parallel line places
nlnc mics and a half TO the north of it. Waimca
likewise Is made to he farther north than NawiliwiIi,
when ITS true latitude is three miles south of that vii
lage. The map Of the interior is but fancy sketch,
none OF the mountains being correctly laid down. 1t
would seem as fa few points of kquai had been corr
recily ascer amed and the surrounding coast and co-
try guessed from them Doubtless those well acqaint-
ed with the other islands would detect many like mis-
takes II so many occur in the best chart we have at
present, shows most COnclusvclS the necessity ofa
thorough scientific survey of the group 1t is true that
the present charts answer for all common purposes of
navigation, and hear of the loss of a vessel
through their ncorectness. The islands are so small
and the points touched at so few, that nautical men
have but few opportunities OF practical examination
OF the coasts; but they rise in Importance cvilza-
ton Increases, and their natural become de-
veloped. accurate knowledge of all harbors road
s'eods, soils, and productions, becomes of great i'm
porancc to the residents and indirectly their
pective countries. We hope Capt. Wilkes of the Ex-
poring Squadron will look to this