Waihona Aina

.... dicial Circuit

Puopelu, Waimea, South Kohala, Hawaii, January 24th, 1876
Commission of Boundaries met according to adjournment.
Present: S.P. Wahinenui on part of applicant, and Charles Willis for Agent of Crown Lands.

John P. Parker, kane sworn (witness for Agent crown lands), I was born in North Kohala, Hawaii in the year 1827, and moved to Waimea in 1838 and have lived in Waimea and Hamakua ever since. I know the lands of Kawaihae 1st and Kawaihae 2d, and have heard where the boundary is between them from Hueu, Kini Keoke and Kauwe. They told me that the fishing rights belong to the King's Kawaihae and that the gulch between my house at the shore and John Young's old house was the boundary. The gulch is on the Kona side of my house. Kauwe is still alive, the other two are dead. I have not heard where the boundary is between the two lands mauka, or at the mauka road to Kohala.
Cross-examined

Hueu told me the boundary some years ago. Kini Keoke told me when he had charge of the land under Allen. Chillingsworth and Kauwe told me last November when I was going to Honolulu and I have alway[s] understood this to be the boundary.

S.P. Wahinenui, kane, sworn says, I was born in North Kohala in 1827. I now live at Kawaihae and have lived there for 37 years. The boundaries at the shore between the two Kawaihae have been pointed out to me. In 1843 there was a dispute about the boundaries. Kaleiepu was the kamaaina [page 393] of Kawaihae 2d, also Keliikaleana, Kahooieie Pae, father of Kapa wahine and Puna. The kamaaina of Kawaiahe 1st were Kapuni, Nuholo, Kanakaokai, and they had the dispute near where I live. The kamaaina from this land said that the boundary was at Kauhulhu, and Nuholo said to Kaleiepu that he was aloha ole. I do not know why he said so. Mahi was dead, and Kahuahine was the konohiki of Kawaihae 1st at this time. Mahi was the konohiki of Kawaihae 1st during his life. I heard the kamaaina of both lands tell where the boundaries were. The kamaaina from Kawaihae 1st said that Kapili Kahawai was the boundary. This is the gulch. Mr. Parker spoke of Kaleiepu, said that used to be the boundary but that the land from there to Kauhuhu was given to Kawaihaae 2d because Kapele was killed by the keike of Kawaileoplepo. He was killed makai of where the church now stands. He, Kaleiepu said that Kaleimoku, father of Leleiohoku gave it, and that the boundary between the lands ran from Kauhuhu to Napukoaamauikiikii; thence to kauhale paakai; thence to Kekualepo; thence to Kananiana, a cave in gulch where they used to kalai sandalwood. Thence leaving gulch up across land to Powai; thence to Olopio running along the auwai; thence between ili aina Pohakuloa on Kawaihae 2d, and Pulama on Kawaihae 1st. The kamaaina from Kawaihae 1st said, and I have since heard the same from Hueu, that the boundary at shore between these lands was at Kapalala, a point of rocks. It is now covered with sand. It is between Mr. Parker's house and where John Young's house used to stand, and thence the boundary runs mauka up gulch Pokiahue to the bridge; thence up to Leinakane, the junction of two gulches; thence to Puainako; thence up to makai of Olopio and Halaulio. There the disputed boundary ends. When we used to catch fish Olohana's man used to take part, and the konohiki of Kawaihae 1st a part. I do not know why. I have alway [sic] heard from Hueu (George Davies) that the fishing rights belonged to Kawaihae 1st. I have heard that the places for making salt belonged to both lands. The poho paakai have the same names as the ili aina to which they belong on both Kawaihae. The makeha [makaha?] of the fish pond is called Kukui and belonged to Kawaihae 2d. I never heard any dispute about the poho paakai, but the dispute was about the land on the Kona side of them to Pokiahua gulch.

Wahinenui says Kauwe is at the beach, that he did not see fit to tell him to come as a witness.

C. Williams requests that his evidence be taken if applicants have any more witnesses examined. granted.

Case continued by request of applicant to have Fanny Young's evidence taken, and also to take Kauwe's testimony.
R.A. Lyman, Commissioner of Boundaries, 3d Judicial Circuit

See next page for Costs to date.
[page 394]
Kawaihae Hikina (or 2d) continued from Folio 393 of this book. Costs to date paid in full 58.25
3 days hearing 30.-; traveling expenses two trips from Hilo to Kawaihae 20.-; 33 folio testimony 8.25.
To January 24, 1878
R.A. Lyman

[No number, Kawaihae 1st Ahupuaa, District of South Kohala, Island of Hawaii, Boundary Commission, 1878]