The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-26
ON ISLAND
OF HAWAII
Public Domain as
Reported by
Boyd.
CLERICAL ERROR
IS DISCOVERED
Baker Was Credited With Half
Million Acres Too Much in
hilo District.

main in the Island Of Hawaii. which
is the largest of any Of the districts in
the Territory. By a clerical error in
the report of Commissioner Boyd. John
7. Baker is credited with a grant of
$4,000 acres. when in truth he has but
5000 acres, thus making a material
difference in the compilation as made
yesterday.
On the Island of Hawaii there is
consequently but 1,312,373 acres of
government lands, making a total in
the Territory of but 1,S66.32O acres, in
stead of over two million as reported
yesterday.
Commissioner Boyd is not certain as
to the correctness of the original doc
ument transmitted to Delegate Wilcox.
and in order to avoid any possibility
of mistake. Mr.. Wilcox's attention will
be called to the correction as noted
above by means of a letter to
be forwarded by the Nippon Maru.
which sails today.
Below is given the list of public lands
in Hawaii:
ISLAND OF HAWAIEDISTRICT OF
KONA.
Puuwaawaa-40,0 900 acres; r. Hind
and f. p. Low; S1,210; August Is, 1918;
good grazing. but very rocky: lower
portion barren lava; no running wa
ter; runs to high elevation on noun
tain.
Haleohiu-5OO acres; rocky and bar
rem, with exception Of small portion;
homestead lots.
Waiaha II-26O acres! taken up as
homesteads. etc: coffee land, etc
Puaa-S6O acres; rocky grazing land:
small portion homestead lots.
Onouli-36O acres; $405; January J.,
1904; dense forest at high elevation.
Honomalino--6.OO 600 acres; J. NJ. Mon
sarratt; $405; January 1, 1904; from sea
level to elevation of 1000 or 5000 feet;
lower portion barren lava fields; forest,
coffee land, etc, above.
KeaIakehe-3,4 $50 acres, and
Naturalization acres; J. Mcguire;
$50; July "A, 1904; dry grazing; lava
fields: barren; elevation from 1000 to
1000 feet; forest tract; laid out for set
Element, about 1000 acres.
Honalo-920 acres; J. d. Paris; SO;
May %, 1902; coffee and wood land at
elevation of 1000 feet and upwards:
lease is for 210 acres.
Keopuka-4O acres; coffee land.
Waiea--1 800 acres; forest tract: an
upland LOCO to 5000 feet elevation.
HaUkalua-Alae-1,30 800 acres; upland
coffee land, etc.
Kaohe-S5O acres; upland forest tract.
100 to 5000 feet elevation; coffee land,
etc.
Kukuiopae-S, 600 acres; high forest
tract much rocky. inferior land.
Olelomoana and Ophihali-3.40 400 acres;
high forest tract; unexplored: rocky
land.
Kipahoehoe Alika-7, 500 acres: high
forest tract; Unexplored; small portion
only of good quality; very rocky. lava,
etc.
Hoopuloa-1.SO 800 acres; ]. NJ. NIonsar-
rat; $50; August 10, 1906; coffee. wood
land.
OIoe-t.OOO acres: barren. dry graz
ing land. with some forest growth.
KaulanamaUna-3,4 400 acres: Waiohi-
nu Agricultural and Grazing Company;
$50. September 20. 1918; Rocky. dry
grazing land. with forest growth above
PuuanahuIu-S2 coo acres; Hind x
Low: $50; June l, 1919; principally dry.
barren grazing land; runs from sea to
high elevation. 5000 feet or more: the
lease covers about 1900 acres.
Kukio-3 500 acres; barren grazing
land principally.
Akahipuu- Kaulana-5OO acres: home
stead lots.
Awalua- Ohiki-4,135 acres: dry. rocky
grazing land, mostly very barren.
Ooma-1.200 acres; dry, rocky grazing
land. mostly very barren.
Coma uka-l,0O0 acres: John Broad;
s54 20; August l, 1906: coffee and wood
land.
Kealakehe-4Oo acres; homestead
lots.
All the above lands. and Kona lands
in general are without running water,
rainfalls and cisterns being relied upon
for water supply.
Kona lands at the sea and for sever
al miles back are dry and forbidding.
the fertile land beginning 1t an eleva-
ton of about 1000 feet. The whole
district is lava district with good
portions irregularly distributed.
DISTRICT OF KOHALA.
Pololu-1.3OO acres; G. Asang; $500
July /. 1904; deep valley and rugged
mountain land; about fifty acres rice
land: good water supply.
Kaauhuhu-1,3O acres: K. Z. Hind. I
81 400: Union Mill Company. $500. May
/. 1913: cane and agricultural land. III"
running water; 6S3 acres under the /
eases: remainder homestead lots.
Kawaihae-l3.0 600 acres: estate J =. /
Parker and Samuel Parker, Slo5'; July ,
/. 1913: grazing land from sea 10 high
elevation: lower portion dry and rocky: /
no running water.
Puukapu-Estate !. Z. Parker; Sl5@i, /
July 1. 1913, and
Waimea-4O. 600 acres. Samuel Par /,
1er: 1898; July /, 1913. and
Waimea-25S acres. q. W Mact1r- |
aue. $25S: June I. 1905. and
Waimea-3.1S7 acres: estate J. =. f.
Parker: S64: November l.. 1903:
Principally fine grazing or agricul- /
-uraI lands at elevation 5000 feet and /
upwards: much smooth. level plain. /
little running water at about lower !
loud level; about 1000 acres is taken /
IL by homesteadeTs.
Kahei-56O acres. F. r Hind: 1925 /
and 500: November Il. 1902; asricul /
ural and cane lands; good quality.
Hualua-2-5 acres: Il. T. Hind: /
1872. u; May Is. 1905; cane and grazing .