The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-03
SURVEYS AND DIVISIONS
OF TERRITORIAL. LANDS
By Walter Wal in Governor Carriers annual report

! By Walter F. Wall in Governor Carriers report
Owing the complicated system division in the differ
ent islands Of Hawaii and the irregular
country requires than knowledge engineering prn-
pes make that will establish accurately the
the government private Complications often arise
that make surveys costly patience
and pansakng efforts the Of the
or reestabshng the boundaries the old surveys
nished for the of determining magnetic
the change year making these sr-
veys has been of muc value
This will be better following mention
the original claims and divisions of the origin
ally held v the Hawaians such the chiefs kings
permitted and the ownership continued by them when the
ersllcnt issued titles
The primary division Of the "Ahupuaa." This
general rule took the form OF long running the
seashore the being give
uc OF the sea and the soil The under the chiefs
pied their small lots pernanence rendering
therefore seen that the lands were originally held under regular
The land division took place during reign
Kamehameha 1T 186184o which, briefly stated
show the following:
Certain lands which by the King
for private property The egis
are of 1864 made these nalenabe public lands known Crown
lands, the which go reignng sovereign
The chiefs retained ownership the better part of the
puaas which had been held by them fef.
The people given the feemple title such
small lots within the aupuaas they had occupied and
The number OF these titles were over 1900 and many OF them
separate These commonly
kuleanas though they recorded Land commission
awards
The remaining lands ostof which were given up by the
chiefs for the of title the lands
tanned, constitute the government lands
Portions government (No ~ sold
above division Royal patents and Grants
The government grants prior beginning the
Survey Department numbered about 5000
Perhaps fair estimate of the number of ahupuaas
about These subdivisions called Ills
always held by the Of the ahupuaa.
The gives the the system though
many necessarily space
Considering the fact that such descriptions Incorporate
ed in the above titles magnetic surveys quite
of the other and this with the
everywhere help but realize
been bring the mapping OF these lands up the present
condition.
There general surveys although
sections plated together Fortunately the of
ting lands generally given Most of larger
ahupuaas awarded by only the understanding
that the boundary should be preserved Owing the many
divisions established through the
Stands great many have been made considering
If the country The maps the office
made of the records of the Office by the
and the legal fraternity Property daily consulting
he information the location of their
great boundary disputes arising
boundary Comparatively little fencing has been
boundaries lost which require
eestabsh There important ahead of the Depart
running locating
leanas small lots which almost invariably be
desirable fertile of the land
laying such lands honesteads they become
months the
with detail maps showing practically all Of the original
of block plans Of the
frontages very
of apprasng values. The public
such widenng grading
developments require many surveys and descriptions
made Surveys descriptions and plans made also for every sale
IAaSe ~ erf1r7eu land