Mahele Documents

00397
Claim Number: 00397
Claimant: Kuihelani, H.
Other claimant:
Other name:
Island: Maui
District: Wailuku
Ahupuaa: Wailuku
Ili: Kukalepa
Statistics: 3022 characters 538 words
No. 397, H. Kuihelani
N.R. 130v2


Letter telling of the claim to the houselot. I, H. Kuihelani, tell my right to a houselot at Wailuku. The basis of my right in this lot is an ancient one, some of us were on this lot just after the death of Auwae, and it was been in our possession since the taking of Wailuku.

After the building of the church was completed, then Armstrong said this place should be given as a church lot. He said to ask the konohiki to move my place makai and give our place for the church lot.

Afterwards, Kaunuohua gave this place, a new on ....

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.... the servants. That was only a plain at one time and when Nahienaena came houses were built again there and their (two) interest was spread out by her. Here is something - I have heard from Kailihiwa that Kuihelani had been granted some other land. It is a flat area of patches from Kaunuohua but it is hearsay only that Limaikaika had gone to ask for (for land). That place had been enclosed at that time and a government enclosure was on one side for the road. Kuihelani had worked on some of the sections and our sale was transacted.

[Award 397; R.P. 2629; Kukalepa Wailuku; 1 ap.; 3.23 Acs]