Boundary Commission

1874 022 Meek, John
Certification: 022
Ahupua`a Kalauao
District: Ewa
Island Oahu
Ownership: Meek, John
Misc:
Year: 1874
Statistics: 9864 characters 1728 words
Kalauao Ahupuaa, District of Ewa, Island of Oahu, Boundary Commission, Oahu, Volume 1, No. 2, p. 239

Kalauao

In the Matter of the Boundaries of Kalauao of John Meek, Ahupuaa of Ewa

[margin note:] charged $.49

In the Matter an oral application was made, the formal petition delayed till survey made.

October 7th 1873.
In company with C.J. Lyons, Surveyor, and authorized to act for the Crown Lands, J.H. Brown authorized to act for Captain Meek, Thomas Meek as kamaaina for Captain Meek, also Pau, a kamaaina of the place, visited Kalauao.

Captain Meek's tract was said to be bounded on makai side by the ancient road running around Oahu, which at this place is makai of the present government road from Honolulu to Waialua.Near this road a large, fixed stone has been taken by Lyons and marked as the corner between this and Aiea. It is agreed by Brown from Captain Meek and Lyons for the Crown Lands, to make it a straight line from said stone to a point on the hill or horizon marked by two or three lone trees near end of a certain ridge, as the boundary between this and Aiea. It is said that Kalauao and Halawa join, cutting off Aiea. The boundary of Kalauao beyond this junction and beyond the said point on the hill to be determined.

Dr. McGrew, is the adjacent [owner] on the makai side. Stones are marked by Lyons, surveyor for both parties. Thence the line of Kalauao follows an ancient wall, bounding kuleanas. Then a large rock from which there is a small spring of water. Bishop's (A) portion of Kalauao, or some land, determined by survey in Royal Patent is the adjacent on the West side, running mauka, no information given about the land further.

August 31, 1874
The following petition entered, with a survey by Mr. C.J. Lyons
Honolulu, August 31, 1874

To Lawrence McCully, Esquire, Commissioner of Boundaries for the Island o ....

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.... ent Road as you begin to ascend the Kalauao Pali run along a stone wall:
South 29°40' West true 770 feet to the North corner of Dr. J.S. McGrew's land; thence along said land
South 74° 00 East true 820 feet to a split, flat rock, marked A&K which is the joint corner of this land, Paaiau and Aiea; thence along Aiea
North 56° 05' East true, 11510 feet to a knoll on the ridge separating Aiea Valley from Kalauao; thence the boundary being said ridge
North 71° 43' East true 8360 feet to the hill Uwau at the head of Aiea Valley; thence the boundary being the ridge between Kalauao and Halawa,
North 68° 24' East true 8840 feet to peak Kawipoo; thence along same ridge;
North 61° 14' East true 4500 feet to the north peak of Halawa in the Koolau mountain; returning to initial point and thence following up the Kalauao Valley along the boundary of Kamohi as fixed by Royal Patent No. 1963 to L. Konia, the magnetic bearings and distances being as follows therein given;
North 28° East 4.00 chains;
North 34° East 10.00 chains
North 25° East 19.00 chains;
North 4° 30' West 6.00 chains;
North 58° East 22.00 chains;
North 67° East 33.00 chains;
North 25° East 17.00 chains;
North 59° East 5.16 chains;
North 54° 30' East 13.00 chains;
North 55° East 220.00 chains thence
To page 323


Kalauao Ahupuaa, District of Ewa, Island of Oahu, Boundary Commission, Oahu, Volume 1, No. 2, p. 323

[page 323] from folio 312

thence up main Kalauao Stream to Koolau Pali & along edge of said Pali to above mentioned peak of Halawa.
Area as near as can be estimated 1300 acres.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand this 21st day of October 1874
Lawrence McCully, Boundary Commissioner, Oahu

[No. 22, Kalauao Ahupuaa, District of Ewa, Island of Oahu, Boundary Commission, 1300 acres, 1874]