The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-07-30
HISTORIC DOCUMENT IN GEARS
COURT.
Interesting Exhibit in the Kapiolani
Land Case-A Verdict is Ordered for
The Defendant.

An interesting exhibit in the case
of the Kapiolani Estate against the
Kaneohe Ranch Company, produced in
Judge Gears court in behalf of the
plalnUiffs, was the will of the late King
Kalakau The historic document was
introduced by Attorney McClanahan,
with view to showing the title of the
Queen Dowager kapiolani to certain
k0reohe lands. The will is written in
ink ON several large sheets of foolscap
and reads as follows:
"&alakaua, BY the Grace of God and
the will of the Legislative assembly of
the Hawaiian Islands King,
Being of sound and dispOSing mind
and memory and well knowing the un-
certainties of human life, do hereby
make, publish and declare this to be
our last will and Testament in manner
following, that is to say:
First, In conformity with Our ap-
pOintment and public proclamation
made on the twelfth day of April, 1877
and in accordance with the 22nd article
of the Constitution promulgated by Us
on the 7th day of July A. ID. 1887, that
Our Beloved Sister, Her Royal Highness
Princess Liliuokalani to be Our sue
cessor to the Throne of Hawaii, it is
| our will that she ascend the Throne
Immediately upon Our decease in case
We die without heirs of Our body law
fully begotten
Second, 1t is Our wish that Our
beloved Sister and successor the Prin-
| cess Liliuokalani failing heir of her
! body upon succeeding to the Throne of
| Hawaii, appoint and publicly proclaim
as her successor Our beloved Niece, Her
Royal Highness the Princess Victoria
Kawekue Kaiulani Keahilapalapa Ke-
kauluohi.
Third, 1t is further Our wish that
the Throne of Hawaii shall descend to
our beloved Niece, Her Royal Highness
the Princess Victoria Kawekui Kaiulani
the daughter and heir of Her Royal
Highness Princess Likiliki and to the
heirs of her body in succession it being
Our wish and desire that the sovereign
| ship of the Kingdom of Hawaii be per-
petuated in the family of which we are
| the head.
| Fourth, In the event that the Throne
of Hawaii shall descend to Our beloved
Niece, Her Royal Hghness the Princess
! Victoria Kawekui Kaiulani, as in the
last article provided while she has not
| attained the age of majority, We ordain
| that Her Majesty Our beloved Queen
Consort Kapiolani, if then surviving
shall be Regent to conduct the Govern
ment until the Princess shall have at
| tained TIE age of majority.
Fifth, In case, however, the royal
! line as hereinbefore indicated shall be
about to become extinct ana Her Maj
esty Our beloved Queen Kapiolani shall
| then survive it is Our wish that the
Sovereign last reigning of Our imnie-
diate family as before indicated, shall
| appoint and proclaim Her Majesty
| Queen Kapiolani to be the next sue
| cessor to the Throne of Hawaii.
sixth, 1t is Our wish to provide that
when the last one of Our immediate
family shall come to the Throne, there
being no issue of His or Her body to
! succeed in order, and Her Majesty the
Queen Kapiolani not being alive when
such event shall occur, the Throne of
Hawaii shall descend to our beloved
Sister Royal Highness Princess Poo
maikelanf, and after her, failing heirs of
her body, the Throne of Hawaii shall
descend in order to the sons of OF Our
Il Cousin as follows, first to His Royal
Highness Prince David Kawananakoa
and to the heirs of his body and failing
heirs then to His Royal Highness
Prince Cupid Kalamanaole and the
heirs of each to assume the name anC
title of KALAKAUA and to be num-
bered in order from Us as the first OF
this name, in case no male heir to th'
+ Throne shall have assumed this name
and in that case to assume the number
I that shall next follow in numerical or
I der.
Seventh. We desire that Our Cham
. berlain the Honorable Curtis p Iauket
2 or his successor, be allowed occupation
or the chamDe and archives of his of
. flee at the Palace for one month afte
s J Our decease, in which to regulate ant
put in order the affairs of his office be
4 fore passing them over to his 'successo
4 in case any should be appointed ant
+ We desire him to take charge of Gu
+ public and private papers immediatel
a upon Our decease.
a Eighth, After the payment of Gu
just debts, We make the following dis
. position of the property, both real an
! personal of which We shall be seize
u and possessed at the time of Our deaf
$ the same not being royal domain o
J, Crown lands, but being Our privat
property namely: We give, leave ant
a bequeath unto Our beloved Queen Ka
t piolani and to her heirs and assign
y forever all of Our estate, real and per
n sonal of whatsoever name or natur
e and wheresoever situated in the Ha
e waiian Kingdom.
It Ninth, We hereby leave the nomna
t tion and appointment of Executor o
this Our last will and Testament to tn
= option OF Our beloved Consort Quee
q Kapiolani, with bonds.
Done at Our Palace Keakealani Hal
a in Kailua Hawaii. this 21st day of Ma
h in the year of Our Lord one thousand
Is eight hundred and lightweight.
- "KALAKAUA REX"
The lands in dispute at Kaneohe weT
=, declared by Judge Gear TO have bee
- in adverse possession of the Kaneoh
: hanch Company for over twenty year
t, and yesterday afternoon he instructe
Al the jury to bring in a verdict for tn
le defendants, which was done.
"A ty,r- rrAfrl,t, f,urT rSt A SsTnc