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Waiakolea Ili, Kalapana Ahupuaa, District of Puna, Island of Hawaii, Boundary Commission, Hawaii, Volume B, pps 426-429
The Ili Aina Waiakolea, Ili of Kalapana, Puna, Hawaii
For Petition see Folios 238, 239 & 240, Book A.
On this, the 13th day of April A.D. 1876, the Commission of Land Boundaries for the Island of Hawaii, 3d Judicial Circuit, met at the Court House at Hilo, Hawaii, on the application of J.O. Dominis, Crown Land Agent by F.H. Harris, Attorney at Law, for the settlement of the boundaries of the Ili Aina Waiakoloa, ili of Kalapana, situated in the District of Puna, Island of Hawaii, 3d Judicial Circuit.
Notice of time and place of hearing personally served on interested parties, as far as known.
Present: L. Kaina for applicant, and the Hawaiian Government
J.M. Lydgate filed a map and notes of survey of this land before he went to America & said he surveyed as pointed out. Several witnesses were subpoena to appear on the first of March, but were not examined as they knew nothing about the survey, or the boundaries of the different portions of the land. They were paid for coming in and discharged.
Testimony
Puahau, kane, sworn, says (quite an old looking man), I was born at Kalapana, Puna, Hawaii at time of Kamehameha I going to see Kumualii at Oahu. I have alway[s] lived at Kalapana, and know the land of Waiakolea; it is an ili kupono of Kalapana. I am a kamaaina of the land, and know its boundaries. Waiakolea is an aina lele. Three pieces that I know about (ekolu apana ua hoomapopo ia) and other lele mauka loa, aole hoomapopoia. I know the apana at the sea shore. It is bounded makai by the sea. Mi's land Patented, lays on north side of it, Kanakaole's land Patented on the south side, Kaaihili's[,] Ili's and Kaiwi's lands all patented on the mauka side of it. The ancient fishing rights extended a short distance out to sea. If the men swam in the sea with the upena ku, then the fish belonged to this land, but if they went in canoes to fish, then the fish belonged to Kalapana, as the landing place ....
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.... ones, and ohia tree marked o at Aa:
South 35° 10' East 1600 feet to pile of stones;
South 46° 45' East 2550 feet to a pile of stones and blazed ohia tree at mauka corner of Kanakaole's purchase on Kalapana; Thence along Kanakaole's to point of commence as follows:
South 78° 15' East 812 feet;
South 84° 00' East 103 feet;
South 70° 30' East 135 feet;
South 36° 15' East 280 feet;
South 64° 00' East 270 feet;
South 79° 15' East 658 feet;
South 30° 30' East 316 feet;
South 2° 00' East 404 feet;
South 30° 30' East 1068 feet;
South 30° 00' East 1013 feet to point of commencement, containing an area of 221 acres.
Lele No. 3
Commencing at the upper west corner of this piece at an ohia tree marked + and running
South 15 ° 30' East 530 feet to ohia tree marked + at the mauka corner of Ili's purchase on Kalapana;
South 34° 20' East 1188 feet along Ili's to pile of stones;
South 62° 10' East 304 feet along Ili's and along road;
South 47° 00' East 1045 feet along Ili;
North 87° 00' East 120 feet to Kukui tree marked H;
North 50° 40' East 440 feet to ohia tree marked T;
North 24° 30' West 1170 feet along land of Makena to a pile of stones;
North 66° 30' West 1494 feet along Kalapana;
North 31° 45' West 330 feet along Kalapana;
South 66° 00' West 330 feet along Kalapana to point of commencement, containing an area of 50 acres.
Total area
[Lele no. 3, 50 acres]
Lele No. 1, 42 acres
Lele No. 2, 221 acres =313 acres
R.A. Lyman, Commissioner of Land Boundaries, Third Judicial Circuit
Surveyed by J.M. Lydgate
Costs paid in full by applicant $22.50. Witnesses paid by ditto [applicant]
Hearing, 10.-; 18 folio testimony, 4.50; Certificate 2.-; Stamp, 1.-; description Certificate 10 folios, 5.-.
[No. 90, Waiakolea Ili, Kalapana Ahupuaa, District of Puna, Island of Hawaii, Boundary Commission, 3 parcels, 313 acres, 1876]