Mokuumeume Island, Northern Half, Waimalu Ahupuaa, Ewa District, Island of Oahu, Boundary Commission, Oahu, Volume 3, pps. 16-19
Before William Foster, Commissioner of Boundaries for the First Judicial Circuit of the Hawaiian Islands
In the matter of the Boundaries of the Northern Half of the Island of Mokuumeume, Ewa, Oahu
This matter came on for hearing before William Foster, Commissioner of Boundaries for the First Judicial Circuit of the Hawaiian Islands at the Police Court Room in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, on Tuesday, the Fourth day of August A.D. 1891 at Two o'clock p.m.
Petition of Charles A. Brown Of Honolulu, Oahu, was filed on July 28, 1891, representing that he isthe owner of the Northern Half of the island of Mokuumeume, a Lele or portion of the Ahupuaa of Waimalu, in the District of Ewa, Oahu, which said Ahupuaa was awarded by name to Kekauonohi by Land commission Award No. 11216; and that there are no adjoining owners except said Petitioner, who owns the Southern portion of said Island; and that the Boundary between said Northern and Southern portions of said Island are settled by Grant No. 1634.
A notice was published in the Daily Bulletin newspaper in Honolulu for one week from said 28th day of July, calling on all parties interested in said matter to attend at said time and place.
Present: C.A. Brown, Petitioner, and F.M. Hatch, his attorney.
D.L. Kalawaia is sworn as Hawaiian interpreter.
All persons interested in this matter are called by the Interpreter in Hawaiian to appear and state their claims, but no one appears except said Petitioner and his counsel.
Petitioner produces Description and Plan of Mokuumeume, made by W.D. Alexander, which is filed
W.D. Alexander, sworn, says, I made the Description and Plan now filed i ....
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.... t named time and place said Petitioner, with F.M. Hatch, his counsel, attended before me, and no other parties interested appeared.
Whereupon, I then and there took the testimony of W.D. Alexander, kane, Haaheo kane, Kekaina kane, Kanahele kane, Anakolea Kauhi kane, and Lavinia Kapu wahine, as to said Boundaries and inspected a description and Plan of said Mokuumeume, made by said W.D. Alexander, and produced before me by said Petitioner.
Wherefore I do not hereby certify that the Boundaries of said Northern half of the Island of Mokuumeume, Ewa, Oahu, are as follows: to wit:
It belongs to the Ahupuaa of Waimalu, awarded to Kekauonohi by Land Commission Award 11216.
Beginning at the Northwest corner of Grant 1634 to Alexander Liholiho, on the Western shore of the Islet of Mokuumeume, the boundary runs:
1. North 44° east (Magnetic) 50.89 chains along Grant 1634; then 2. North 34 ½° East (magnetic) 25.00 chains along same 3. Thence along the sea a high water mark to the North and West around to the place of beginning Area, 147 acres, more or less [note: Grant 1634 is for 214 acres] Given under my hand at Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, this fourth day of August in the year Eighteen Hundred and Ninety One. William Foster, Commissioner of Boundaries for the First Judicial Circuit of the Hawaiian Islands
[page 19] Costs: Attendance, one day 10.00; Certificate 2.00; Stamp 1.00; Description, 1 folio @ 50c .50; record, 12 folios @ 25c 3.00; Record 1 folio @ 50c .50; Advertising in Daily Bulletin 3.75; [total] $20.75 Paid August 5, 1891
Certified copy certificate for Interior Department Filed August 6, 1891 $1.25 paid
[No number. Mokuumeume Island, Northern Half, Waimalu Ahupuaa, Ewa District, Island of Oahu, Boundary Commission, 147 acres, 1891]