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Manuahi ili, Hanapepe Ahupua`a, District of Kona, Island of Kauai, Boundary Commission, Kauai, Volume 1, pps. 70-75
No.15
1873, Boundary of Manuahi in Hanapepe, Honolulu, 29th April 1873
Honorable D. McBryde, Commissioner of Boundaries, Kauai
Dear Sir
I have respectfully to request that you will at your convenience define and settle the boundaries of the land known as Lumahai in Hanalei Kauai, it is bounded on one side by Wainiha belonging to a company of natives and on the other side by lands Waikoko and Waipa owned or leased by Mr. Wilson, and makai by the sea.
Perhaps you will set a time for the hearing that will suit the convenience of Mr. Gay, the Surveyor, and I am in no hurry to have it done. The owners of the adjoining lands ought I think to share in the expence [sic] of the ajustment [sic] of dividing lines.
If the Messrs Sinclairs and others who may have lands joining his Majesty's land of Manuahi; leased to Mr. Knudsen; will apply to have the boundaries settled or share in the expence you will please settle and define that land also. It was surveyed by the late Mr. Pease and I will send you a copy of his work in a short time.
Very truly yours
C.R. Bishop
P.S. April 30
Yours of the 25 instant is at hand. Mr. Gay has been sick but is now better and will go to Kauai in a few days. I will pay for the settlement of the boundaries of Piloa and Waipouli when you send your bill. I will enclose the survey of Manuahi now but I am in no hurry about the settlement of its boundaries.
B
Thereupon appointed the 14th day of November A.D. 1876 for the hearing of said petition and caused notice to be served on the owners of the adjoining lands of the time and place [page 71] of hearing.
Hipo, sworn, I live in Hanapepe, know boundary of Manuahi it commences by the side of the river called Makupuhalua,
thence up side of hill by kukui trees to Huookea
thence up side of ridge to Koepalea
thence up side of ridge to Kokahai, the junction of Manuahi with Hanapepe
and thence northerly along the Makawele
boundary to a place on edge of pali called Puulehu ....
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.... a ridge running in a westerly direction to top of peak called Puulehua the Northwest corner of this land.
Returning to place of commencement at junction of Manuahi and Koula streams, the south boundary runs along Hanapepe on the following bearings and distances.
South 54? 30' West 473 links along bank of stream, [page 75] thence
South 49? 21' West 392 links along bank of stream, thence
South 49? 21' West 392 links along bank of stream to Waipahu, thence
South 77? 59 West (true) 60? 36 (mag) 3300 links up face of pali and on up ridge to Koepalia
South 79? 39' West 707 links along ridge
South 81? 32' West 475 links along ridge to Koakahai at which place Makawele is joined. Thence the West boundary follows Makawele
North 11? 15' West 960 links along water shed of ridge
North 5? 23' West 1700 links along water shed of ridge
North 42? 23' West 2059 links along water shed of ridge [to] Kahipa
North 13? 32' West 1400 links along water shed of ridge
North 66? 30'West 750 links along water shed of ridge
North 12? 45'East 4900 links along water shed of ridge to Kukaiole
North 6? 41' West 505 links along water shed of ridge
North 19? 37' West 415 links along water shed of ridge as far as positive survey is carried the boundary however continues along the water shed of ridge to following places Puuhenamakane, Nakanakakewalu, Peapeamainui, Namohui, Kuahua, Kalalua & Puulehua, The Northwest corner of this land and containing an area of 867 acres.
At all the necessary stations on the survey then are good marks such as a stone let into the ground [diagram of 3 dots in form of triangle]???
The whole of this land is very rough but what is accessible is well grassed and excellent grazing.
James Gay, Surveyor
November 12, 1873
Kuuapu, Kamaina [kamaaina] for Manuahi
Opai, kamaina for Hanapepe, on the evidence of those two men the boundary was defined.
Duncan McBryde, Commissioner of Boundaries for Kauai
[No. 15, Manuahi ili, Hanapepe Ahupua`a, District of Kona, Island of Kauai, Boundary Commission, 867 Acres, 1873]