Waihona Aina

No. 5323, Kawana, Honolulu, Oahu, 20 October 1848
N.R. 37-38v5

To the Land Commissioners, Greetings: I hereby state my claim for a house lot at Apua in Honolulu. It is bounded on the east by a small pond, and on the south by a pond also, on the west by the house lot of Kealoa, on the north by a small watercourse. Kealola gave me this place, and I have held it for 20 or more years. It was I who made the fence; however the houses which stand here are for my kaikuahine.

I have a lot at Kealuaahuawa in Kaneohe, which is completely surrounded by kula. It was given me by Kuaana, and two houses stand in it which are mine. It has not been opposed till this time.

I also have a small land at Papaulukai in Kaneohe, bounded on the north by a stream, on the east by the stream also, on the south by a watercourse, on the west by a stream also. There are thirteen lo'i in this land which was given me by Kanakaole. At the time I got these lo'i, they were only weed-grown, no one was cultivating them and when I got them I hired the prisoners and made the improvements. They are held in peace under the Konohiki.
I am, with aloha,
KAWANA


F.T. 417-419v3
No. 5323, Kawana, from 357 volume 14, Counter the King, February 2nd 1853

Mahoe, sworn says, he knows the land in dispute in Pupau, Kaneohe. Kawana was the deputy konohiki of this land. He paid the konohiki a commutation for the poalima labor of the land, and then applied that labor to the cultivation of the land in dispute. These were three koele patches in Pupau, viz. Kupapa, Kamooiki, & Puloku. The widow of Kawana holds these three koele patches at present.

I am not exactly a kamaaina of that land. The 3 patches above named were koeles before the time of Kawana. Kawana exchanged a poalima loi called "Kealaloa" with a kanaka for Kamooiki. The poalima labor on the above 3 patches was discontinued before the death of Kinau. Kawana got the land about the time Kinau died.

Kaulahoa, sworn says, I am a kamaaina in Kaneohe. Kawana cultivated a patch called Hoolawa. He got the land before the death of Kinau. Kawana paid the konohiki for the poalima labor of the land I do not know whether the people of Pupau went to the poalima labor on Kawana's land because of the agreement with the konohiki or not. Kamooiki & Kupapu were koeles.

These two patches are now in the possession of Kawana's widow.

C. Kanaina, sworn says, he knows the land called Pupau. It was once in my possession. Kawana held the land under me from 1839 up to the Division of 1848. He was my deputy konohiki. He gave me a part of the food and of the fish and some money (hapaumi) and the rest belonged to him.

When I got Pupau it was all a koele. There was no one on it and I therefore placed Kawana there as deputy konohiki. Kawana told me there were eight koele patches in Pupau, but I do not know if that is correct. He came to me at one time & said he wished to put in a claim for some of this land, but told him not to do so, but live under the konohiki as formerly.

Kameekulu, sworn says, Kawana got his land in Pupau as a hoaaina. After the death of a man called Kaiwi, who held 3 patches, his land was given to Kawana. Another man called Namomoku, forsook his land, 3 patches and these were also given to Kawana. Another old man called Kaahiki gave Kawana one patch, which make seven patches which he held as a hoaaina.

Kawana was deputy konohiki of that part of Pupau which belonged to the konohiki, first under Hoonaunau & afterwards under ....