The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-12-27

lehunuI ana halEapu, from thence IL ran &C
Kaopala, thence II turned and followed the gulct
up the mountain,
POhakiikii is inside Pulehunui. Pulehunui
joins WaIkapu all the way on the lower end Of
the land. Kaopala Is an ancient water course.
The water divides the two lands. Pulehunui
has more fixed boundary stones, according to my
knowledge.
Observation-Disclosures curves and goes in Waikapu
KaIama, Imiaia, Kekoa and l were the kama
ainas who showed Mr. Monsarratt the boundaries
Of Pulehunui for survey.
We use the word 'Kamaaina" above without
translation IN our investigation Of ancient bound
aries water rights, etc; a good definition Of 1t
would be to say that 1t indicates such a person
az the above witness describes himself TO be, a
person familiar from childhood with any locality.
VI. u. MOHSdTTdtt, surveyor, gave testimony that
the survey and map before the commissioner was
made along the lines which the above witness
and other kamaainaE, kekJa, Kalama, kalebua
and Imihia had pointed out to him. He describes
the various land marks which had been pointed
out to him, and in accordance with which he had
made the survey. We do not transcribe this be-
cause it is not original testimony. What is ad-
missible is, that he has translated the description
Of the kamaainas into the definite expression of
the survey.
RaLqmG sworn, says l have always lived on
Pulehunui. | was born there, my ancestors be-
long there. l am kamaaina (acquainted) with
its boundaries. a gully is the boundary that
/ separates 1t in the side next to Kealialia nui, as
far as Kealia and this is the boundary from old
times. Where the waters joined is the boundary
from Kumuahane to Kihei. Kihei is a sand spit
and it Joins Kealia on the HOnuaula side. A
rocky point is the boundary at the sea shore, call
ed Kalaepohaku, thence it runs up following Wal
akOa .
Kilohana is the boundary on the mountain, and
from Leleiwi II comes straight down, the kahawai
Tor stream bed) being the boundary to the sea.
Pulehunui is wide at the lower end, there are
many rocks on it to this day. Kihei is the bound
airy between it and Waikapu.
This land formerly belonged to KeaweamGhi.
All the Kamaaipas before our time are dead, i. c.
we are the only surviving kamaainas, 1t is a
long distance from Kihei to KaOpala. From Kao-
pala on the boundary is not straight the land
leans or slants till you get to KilOhana.
This POhakiikii spoken of was a resting place
for travellers. Above this is Kaluaolohe, belong
ing to Pulehunui and below is all Pulehunui as
far as KaOpala. Below KaOpala Is Waikapu.
Pulehunui has soil and black sand, stones in some
places. 1t Is perhaps half a mile from Kaopala
to the Walkapu sand hills, though witness can
not well state distance.
Kaopala is where the water from the two
mountains (the activities of east and west Maui)
meet. The former name OF the place now called
Kaspala, was Kailinawai because there the waters
of the two mountains joined.
LOno, the next witness adduced was not ex-
amined on its appearing that he was not indie
p%endently acquainted with the boundaries.
hupdldtu, sworn. says: / know Pulehunui
and Its boundaries because l was born there. 1t
runs from WaiohOnu to Kaopala, the gulch being
the boundary. From Kaopala it runs towards
the coast, the water from the gulch or stream
running into the fish pond called Kumuahane. l
know Kihei. 1t is a sand point and from thence the
boundary runs to Kalae-a, also called Kalaepo-
haiku, belonging to Pulehunui. AIauka of this
belongs to Pulehunui and makai to Waikapu.
Witness described the further boundary on
the south side, beyond the part which is disputed
hnihia sworn, says: l was born at Kaenaulu
kula, Maui, which place joins Pulehunui, in the
time of Kamebameha L. L know Pulehunui and
it's boundaries. Beginning at Waiohonu and
running 10 the beach, below (makai) Waio-
hinu is Pohakiikii, below there is Kalapukaolii,
below there is Kaopala, thence to Kauahia thence
to Kahuaakapiele, thence to Kapalaoa. thence to
kamuliwaa and from there to Kalaepohaku.
PulehunuI had a fishery.
The witness then names localities all round the
land. He says, a kahawai (gulch or stream bed)
is the boundary between Pulehunui and OmaOpio
Zone of the lauds on the north), and this same
kahawai is the boundary between Pulehunui and
Kalialianui (next adjoining land), From Omao-
pic 10 WaIolama, to WaiohOnu and farther on to
Kaopala and from that place to Kealia where the
water seems to stand still, the same gulch is the
boundary Of Pulehunui. Kealia belongs to Wal
kapu. These boundaries are all plain from old
times down there was no dispute about them.
This witness gives the detail and names Of locali-
ties on the boundaries, with some repetition
which we Will not report.
hekOa. the next Nltucss Is one OF those VINO
pointed out the boundary to the surveyor. He
was born and lives on the adjacent land Of Oma-
opio, and speaking from his local and traditional
knowledge, he CARES the line from above Pohaku-
xii down along the course Of a gulch to KaOpala,
thence along the junction of the slopes Of East and
West Maui to the beach and to Kalaepohaku, as
petitioner claims.
For the contestants the first witness produced
before the Commissioner was Kaupaa-sworn,
says
I am a kamaaina of Waikapu | know the
boundary of Pulehunui and Waikapu beginning
at Pohakiikii, from there it runs to Keahuakapi-
ele, mauka of there to where 4 hole was dug for
water, from there to K~alaniwai. from there to
Kamuliwai, a f~sh-pond belonging to Pulehunni;
the boundary is along the edge Of the pond sep
arating Pnlehunui and Waikapu, running along
the wet sand, Pulehunui on the sea, and Wal
kapu along the land till the boundary called Kihei
is reached, dividing Pulehunui and Waikapu
makai Of the sand hills of Kaopala. This Kao-
pala belongs to Waikapu, because there is Poha-
kiikii, which is considered the boundary between
Pulehunui and Waikapu.
These are the boundaries as we understand
them. Pulehunui had a fishery from Kalaepo-
haiku to Kihei. Kuohia is in Waikapu, and
Kaopala is also in Waikapu, but the part where
the water stands still belongs to Pulehunui.
Keliikoa, the next witness, says that his know
ledge of the boundary is derived from seeing
where a party Of surveyors made it.
Opunui, the third witness, says: l am a ka-
maaina of Waikapu. We used to 90 mauka
(above) Of Pohakiikii to snare plover, and this
place mauka of Pohakiikii divided Waikapu and
Pulehunui If the people of Kula came down
makai (below) of Pohakiikii it was stealing, and
the Waikapu people could take their birds away.
The boundary ran from Pohakiikii to Kanahia,
and mauka of Kanahia TO a pond at Kealaae,
and the water of this pond belonged to Pulehu-
nui, and Waikapu went along the edge. Pule-
hunui went along the sea to the point called Ka-
alaepOhaku.
Tbara tua-a two kaoDQlag one nguEn and ono
makai. Kaopala makai belonged to Pulehunui,
and Kaopala mauka to Waikapu. Mauka Of Po-
hakiikii there is a ridge which was a road before
it was surveyed.
Ku, the next witness, says he derived his
knowledge of the boundaries by going out with q
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