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03829 Laikona, heir
Claim Number: 03829
Claimant: Paele, Nehemia
Other claimant:Laikona, heir
Other name:
Island: Maui
District: Hamakualoa, Kula
Ahupuaa: Pauwela, Kuiaha, Pulehu
Ili: Puukoa, Naele, Kuemakaanuanu, Mooiki, Halaula, Kahaleula, Kapoe, Ululoa, Hohoka
Statistics: 5132 characters 835 words
No. 3829, N. Paele, Hamakualoa, January 12, 1848
N.R. 125-126v6

Greetings to the Land Commissioners: You have directed us to state our claims to you. I am a claimant of land at Pauwela. There are three `Ili from Kalola and Kamehameha I /which have been held/ until this very time of Kamehameha III by my kupunas, to my makuas, and to myself at this time. Daniel Ii is the Luna of the po`alima days. Here is another claim at Kuiaha, for 7 lo`i. At Kula are some scattered potato malas. At Mapulehu are two mala; those are the little claims which are stated here. Because the time is so close for administering /the claims/, they are not all stated.

There remain my 2 lands, Number Two and 2 lands, No. 3, that is the nature of the large and the small. /?/
NEHEMIA PAELE


F.T. 62-63v8
Cl. 3453! & 3904!, Paele
[should be 3829 & 6613]

Kaloma, sworn, The claimant's land are 6 pieces in the ili of the Ahupuaa of Pauwela. 3 of the pieces are ....

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.... corral
Koolau by Pauwela stream
Makai by Government road
Wailuku by Nahina.

Mrs. Hoapili gave this to Paele in 1847. No one has objected.

Naeole, sworn, He has seen Paele's lands at Halaula and Aluloloa in Kuiaha ahupuaa.

Section 7 - Taro and pasture at Halaula.
Section 8 - Taro and pasture at Ululoloa
Section 9 - Taro and pasture at Hohoka.

Laikona has bequested to Paele, Laikona is deceased. Many witnesses hve seen this bequest. See No. 3904. These were received before 1819 at the time of Kamehameha I. No objection (Sections 1 and 2).

[Award 3829; R.P. 2168; Kahaleula Kuiaha Hamakualoa; 1 ap.; 3.24 Acs; Kapoe Kuiaha Hamakualoa; 1 ap.; 1.1 Acs; Ululoloa Kuiaha Hamakualoa; 2 ap.; .26 Ac.; Puukoa Kuiaha Hamakualoa; 2 ap.; 3.46 Acs.; 3453 & 3904 are wrong numbers; See also 6613 for Native Register and Testimony documents; not awarded according to numerical index, but is awarded according to Location Index: Keaku Pulehuiki]