Waihona Aina

Puunau Iki Ahupuaa, District of Lahaina, Island of Maui, Boundary Commission, Maui, Volume No. 3, pps 159-174

Before The Commissioner of Boundaries in and for The Second Judicial Circuit, Territory of Hawaii.

In the Matter of the Application of the Pioneer Mill Company, Limited, for the Settlement and Certification of the Boundaries of the Ahupuaa of Puunau Iki, Lahaina, Maui, Territory of Hawaii.

Commissioner: Daniel H. Case.

Under date of August 17th, 1926, the Pioneer Mill Company, Limited, an Hawaiian Corporation, filed, before the undersigned, as Commissioner of Boundaries for the Second Judicial Circuit, its application for the settlement and certification of the boundaries of the Ahupuaa of Puunau Iki, situate in Lahaina, Maui, Territory of Hawaii.

This application, and the Exhibits 'A' and 'C' attached to and filed with it, were and are in words and figures as follows:

The application of Pioneer Mill Company, Limited, respectfully shows:

That your petitioner is a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Territory of Hawaii, with its principal place of business in Lahaina, Island of Kaai, Territory of Hawaii;

That in and by Mahele Award 31 to Kaulunae, the Minister of the Interior under and by virtue of law did award to Kaulunae an undivided one half interest (the government retaining the other one half) in the above named land by name only and without survey;

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That the outer boundaries of the said land have not at any time heretofore been settled, determined or certified any Judicial tribunal;

That your petitioner is the successor in title and interest to the said Kaulunae, and the owner of one half of said land, and, as such owner, desire to have the boundaries thereof described by survey, determined and certified;

That attached hereto and made a part hereof and marked Exhibit "A” is a description by metes and bounds of the outer boundaries of the said Ahupuaa of Puunau Iki, Lahaina, Maui, Mahele Award 31 to Kaulunae (1/2), (Government ½) herein sought to be determined and certified;

That the said description so set forth in said Exhibit "A" of the boundaries as claimed by your petitioner is by a true azimuth survey and is connected by coordinates to the Government Survey Triangulation System;

Attached to this application and made a part hereof is a map or tracing marked Exhibit "B" showing all natural topographical features permanent or otherwise, marked along said boundary lines, the bearings and distances of each course given in the description of survey and such other data from field notes as will make it practicable to reestablish any boundary mark or point that may become lost or destroyed;

That attached hereto, marked Exhibit “B" and made a part hereof, is a statement showing the names of the lands adjoining said Ahupuaa of Puunau Iki, the boundaries of which are herein sought to be determined and certified, also the names wherever known of tho owners of said lands;

Wherefore your petitioner prays that upon receipt of this application you notify this applicant, also the owners of all lands adjoining the Ahupuaa of Puunau Iki, the boundaries of which are sought to be determined and certified, of the date [page 161] when you will be prepared to hear this application and that you do give proper legal notice of the date and place of hearing of this application and after hearing you do decide, settle, determine and certify the boundaries of said Ahupuaa of Puunau Iki.

Dated at Honolulu, this 12th day of August, 1926.

Pioneer Mill Company, Limited,
By (Signed) J.M. Dowsett, Its President
and (Signed) S.M. LOWREY, Its Treasurer

Territory of Hawaii City and County of Honolulu) SS.

S.M. Lowrey, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says: that he is Treasurer of Pioneer Mill  Limited, petitioner herein and as such is authorized to make and makes this verification on its behalf; that he has read the foregoing petition, knows the contents thereof and the same are true.
(Signed) S.M. Lowrey
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12th day of August, 19260
(Signed) T.Y. Alina, Notary Public, First Judicial Circuit, Territory of Hawaii.
(Seal)

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Exhibit "A"

Description of the Ahupuaa of Puunau Iki, Lahaina, Maui, Mahele Award 31 to Kaulunae (1/2) and Government (1/2)

Part 1
Beginning on the seashore at a point whose coordinates referred to the Laina Triangulation Station are 11728.7 feet South and 1451.1 feet West and running by true azimuths:

1. 239° 361 179 feet along Puunau nui to a point on the mauka side of Main Street by true azimuth
318° 40' 137 feet, along the mauka side of said street from a concrete post marked "K”;
2. 264° 30' 85 feet along same;
3. 247° 00' 76 feet along same;
4. 256° 00' 200 feet along same;
5. 247° 25' 352 feet along same;
6. 178° 55' 95 feet along same;
7. 262° 00' 450 feet along same;
8. 185° 00' 163 feet along same;
9. 265° 40' 240 feet along same;
10. 325° 45' 44 feet along same;
11. 270° 21' 391 feet along same to a point 114° 15', 225 feet  from a concrete post marked "4" at corner of wall;
12. 60° 45' 78 feet along Halakaa;
13. 79° 50' 79 feet along same;
14. 334° 20' 180 feet along same;
15. 59° 30' 156.5 feet along same;
16. 117° 15' 211feet along same;
17. 156° 15' 23 feet along same;
18. 69° 40' 315 feet along same;
19. 63° 50' 83 feet along same;
20. 129° 30' 34 feet along same;
21. 91° 15' 37 feet along same;
22. 79° 45' 69 feet along same;
23. 89° 00' 73 feet along same;
24. 70° 40' 14 feet along same;
25. 331° 20' 49 feet along same;
26. 64° 30' 94 feet along same;
27. 69° 15' 202 feet along same;
28. 90° 30' 54 feet along same;
29. 16° 00' 26 feet along same;
30. 65° 40' 175 feet along same;
31. 42° 30, 275 feet along same to the seashore;
32. Northwesterly along the seashore at high water mark to the initial point, the connecting traverse being ....