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Claim Number: 00460
Claimant: Puupahoehoe
Other claimant:
Other name:
Island: Maui
District: Wailuku
Ahupuaa: Waikapu
Ili: Hoopahelo, Pilipili, Ohia, Makahelahela, Haanui, Olohe, Kealia
Statistics: 3847 characters 654 words
No. 460, Puupahoehoe, Waikapu, February 13, 1847
N.R. 179-180v2


To the Land Commissioners: I am telling you two of my rights to a kuleana at Waikapu, which are as follows: Ohia, which I occupied thru Kalainohoino, at Waikapu. Kalainohoino died and I continued under Keeaumoku. However, Ohia was my first kuleana; its boundaries are: Kealia which has the Salt /pans?/ and the fishery and the kula, Kamaomao from the road to Kaumuku, from Kaumuku to Kihahale, - those are the boundaries of Ohia.

Here are some of my kuleanas which I tell of: Pilipili and Mokahelahela and Haanui. Haanui has the mountain just mauka of Waikapu; Pilipili has a little kula within the boundary wall.

There is some kula at Ohia within that land adjoining Kukul ....

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.... of Kaumuhee and the open fields adjoining Wailuku and other pasture lands and several patches are in the enclosed lands in Waikapu at Ohia. Pilipili has some patches and a pasture in the enclosed property. Haanui has some patches and a pasture land, also the mountain of Waikapu is for Haanui. Makahelahela has an open field and Olohe contains some patches and a pasture. There are on the north end of the church some patches which Puupahoehoe had leased for liquor, a turtle and 40 goats. Fish and a shark also was a price for land. Haanui had objected and Puupahoehoe had admitted that the property was for Haanui.

[Award 460; R.P. 7237; Hoopahelo Waikapu Wailuku; 1 ap.; 1.47 Ac.; R.P.; 2165; Pilipili Waikapu 2 ap.; 7.63 Acs; Pilipili also Gr. 3152?]