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No. 1352, Amaamau
N.R. 83-84v3
To the Land Commissioners, Greetings: I, the undersigned, hereby tell of my land claim in the `ili of Kewalo, adjoining Pauoa, Honolulu. It is a taro mo`o under the konohiki consisting of 10 taro lo`i bounded on the north by Kaelepulu's; on the west by Lawaia's; on the south by Kaioewe; on the east by the road of Keopu.
AMAAMAU X, His mark
F.T. 493v2
Cl. 1352, Amaamau, September 20, 1848
Kahukemoku, sworn, I know this land. It is Kewalo. It is in one piece, 10 kalo patches and kula land with two houses. Kaapua lives in one house and claimant and Kaapua's wife live there, named Koohuke.
It is bounded:
Mauka by Lae's land
Waititi by Lauwaiae's
Makai by Kailipulu's
Ewa by Joseph Booth's.
Claimant had this land from Kaapuaa in October last. He gave it as a friend, he was a child by a former wife, he does not dispute Amaamau's rights to the land at the prese ....
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.... ne previously and when the land officers came we signed our names below.
Kaiwi, sworn, I have seen Kaapua's place in Pauoa consisting of 12 patches and 1 pasture with two houses.
Mauka is Kauuku's land
Waikiki, the stream and the land Kalawaia
Makai, Kaelepulu's land
Ewa, J. Booth's land.
This land had been from Kinopu given during Kinau's time and Kaapua was yet a child and he has had it to the present time; no one has objected with the exception of Amaamau.
Kekuanoni, sworn, I have seen his place and I have known that he has lived there a long time, since the time of Kaahumanu I to this time; no one had objected. I did not know that Amaamau had acquired the land.
It has been agreed that Amaamau has no right; however, the name that has been recorded for Amaamau's place is Kaapua.
[Award 1352; R.P. 1645 & 1771; Kewalo Pauoa Honolulu Kona; 1 ap.; .94 Ac.; Index lists claimant as Amaamau for Kaapua]