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No. 5705, Kapahukula, Hilo, Hawaii, January 11, 1848
N.R. 704v8
Greetings to the Honorable Land Commissioners on the Island of Oahu - O Land Commissioners, here are the measurements of my kihapai for your information. The makai width is 138, the mauka width is 52, the length on one side is 305 and it is 302 on the other, a circumference of 797 /fathoms?/. Here is another kihapai of mine which is 8 fathoms on the mauka side, 85 fathoms, makai side, 115 fathoms on one side and 125 fathoms on the other side. It is finished.
Farewell to you. Your very humble servant
E. KAPAHUKULA
F.T. 28v5
No. 5705, E. Kapahikula, Tuesday, November 21, 1848, G.D. Hueu Counter, No. 4601
Haae, sworn deposed, he knows the claim of Kapahikula to be situated on the Ahupuaa Pohanawai on the ili Ilehaaina[?] bounded:
On the west by the bullock pen
On the north by government road
On the east by Shongean's sugar plantation and ....
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.... ace on which I had initially planted in 1847. It was Kanuha who told me, "I have returned the land to Pitman". Then I asked Pitman, "Have {has] Kanuha returned the (land) to you?" He answered affirmatively. So I had a lease with Pitman for that place. When Kanuha had died, I bought Kapakukula's taro which was on the land for which she is now protesting. He agreed to let me have one section. Pahukula and I went to Pitman where he said, "I am returning that kihapai on which John Ing and I had a sale so that the annual tax might be reduced." I heard Pitman agree with him and told him that I had been farming on the land. He agreed on this also, therefore, Kapahukula has no interest here. The claim is for the konohiki. No one has objected."
Pitman, sworn, Kanuha had come to me just as Keoni Ina has stated. He (Kanuha) returned the land to me. It was exactly as John Ina's testimony and I deny, he has no claim.
[No. 5705 not awarded; See 234B]