The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-06
BISHOP ESTATE BREAKS REC
ORDS IN THE MATTER OF
FILING ACTIONS.
TWENTY EIGHT FISHING RIGHTS
SUITS ON THE CALENDAR.
Each One That Is Successful Means
Another Suit BY the Territory
lions of Rights Claimed.

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actions ever brought here by one firm.
Hatch & Silliman represent the estate
in these actions, which involve extern
sive and valuable fishing rights all
over the islands. There are rights
claimed all around Oahu, and some in
clude waters of Pearl Harbor.
The complaints are the same in each
case, except that each summons con-
tains the description of a different
right 1t is set forth that the plaintiffs
claims a fishing rights to the property
described, involving the right to set
apart each year one kind or species
of fish which shall not be caught; in
lieu thereof, after consultation with
tenants to prohibit all fishing within
certain months" of the year, also the
right to take one-third of all the fish
that may be caught by anyone within
the bounds of the fishing right The
Territory, it is alleged, claims a right
adverse to that of the plaintiff and the
court is asked to declare the plaintiffs
exclusive right.
There are a number of suits other
than those of the Bishop Estate, al
ready on the calendar for the present
term of the circuit These have been
filed during the past few months and
include the claims of the Campbell es-
tate, the Kapiolani estate, S. NJ. Da-
mon, the John Ii estate, Victoria Ward,
l.. l.. McCandless, William G. Irwin,
making nine suits besides the nineteen
of the Bishop estate. In each one of
| these cases, Attorney General Dole APP
pears for the Territory, and after the
rights have been established, in cases
| where such rights are established, he is
to bring suits, according to the Organic
Act to condemn such rights for the
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to the private fishing rights system in
the waters of the ocean.
The following are the locations of the
various rights just claimed by the
| Bishop Estate:
| kaOnOhi, Eva: From a point on Pearl
! LOchs shore at high tide on the boun-
| dairy of Kalauao and Waimalu, 1896 feet
/ east along Waimalu fishery, 1890 feet
along the sea, 400 feet to the shore on
the southeast boundary of Kalauao,
| then 1918 feet to the initial point.
Waialae, Niu, oahu: From the mouth
of Kapakahi stream, 1000 feet east to
! the outer breakers in Waialae bay, and
, southeast to a point opposite the boun-
dairy of Kohala, thence to the Waoka-
ma landing place, and 23OO feet north
east to the initial point.
| Waiawa, Eva: From Waawa and
| WaipiO seashOre boundary, about 300
feet along the fishery of Waipio, and
| along Waiawa high water line to start
ing point.
Puualuu, Oahu: From government
! road at boundary of Punaluu and Wal
ono, along shore about 5000 feet to the
boundary of Punaluu and Kahana at
the seashOre, due east TO outer break
ers, northwesterly along same and
thence shoreward to initial point
Paalaa and Kawailoa, Oahu: From
high water line at west of Paalaa along
| coast line of Paalaa and Kawailoa to
Waimea and Kawailoa boundary.
Halawa, Eva: From a point on Pearl
! LOchs shore, at high water boundary
Of Halawa and Aiea, 5000 feet to Ka-
maka Halawa, eastern end of Ford S
Island, $500 feet to Pearl channel oppo-
site Keanapuaa, 2340 feet along cen
ter of channel, 1850 feet to point south
OF extreme end of Waipio, 1900 feet to
turn in channel below Halekahi, 1900
feet to south boundary of Kunana, 900
feet to seashore at said boundary, and
| along shore to starting point.
Heeia, From Heeia and Kahaluu
boundaries along reefs to 2230 feet from
Pun, back to initial point, following
| high tide line.
Maunalua, Oahu: From high water
mark at Makapuu Point, east one mile
parallel to coast, one mile Stewards
to Kuamookane, to beach at Maunalua,
and KuliOuou, thence to starting point.
Waialae-iki Oahu: From the end of
Wailupe fish pond wall to the outer
breakers in Waialae bay, along said
breakers to so east of boundary of
! Waialae-ilN and Waialae-nui, to said
boundary at high tide, along shore line
to initial point.
Waiau, Eva: At shore boundary of
! Waiau and Waimano east to five feet
depth of water, along same shore to
line of Waimalu, east and thence south
and to starting point.
Kaluano, Koolauloa, Oahu: From
/ high water at boundary of Kalaaina
and Kahaka to 176 feet east of the cor
ner of Lanes lot, east to outer break
ers, southeast to Kaluanui and Papaa-
kokO boundary, to the shore line and
! thence to the initial point.
Kapulana, Oahu: East of Kuaha
wall to Loko AnahO, along shore 1000
! feet to Kuaha Wall, along wall wester-
ly to Kuwili fishery, to MOkuaea fish
ing rights, along Kuapa Wall to start
ing point, 1O1 acres more or less.
/ Kahuwai, Puma, Hawaii: From the
| east corner of Kahuwai, at high water,
| one mile Stewards, 1880 chains along
shore to boundary of Kahuwai and
! w ia w eltl' Olt illllt along sea- 10 SuOItt
and to initial point.
Halawa, MOlokai: From seashore at
foot of extreme eastern boundary of
Halawa, one mile seward, thence par
allel with coast to west boundary of
| Halawa, one mile to mouth of Waliau
| stream, thence along shore to initial
| point.
Kappa, South KOna: From sea shore
| boundary of Kappa and Kauanamau-
ma to Long Point, to Anu, thence west
one mile south to Kappa boundary,
and one mile to the initial point.
Hanalei, Kauai: From northeast cor
ner of land of Waipio, so chains to deep
water in Hanalei bay, along sea shore
/ to Kaahu, thence west to PohakuOpio,
/ and thence to starting point.
! WaipiO, Hamakua, Bishop Museums
| Chain): From sea shore boundary of
| Waipio and Lalakea to mouth of Wal
pic river, two miles to Maluea gulch,
/ one mile Stewards.
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