Mahele Documents

08068
Claim Number: 08068
Claimant: Hueu,
Other claimant:
Other name:
Island: Hawaii
District: Kohala, South
Ahupuaa: Waimea
Ili: Waikoloa
Statistics: 3102 characters 529 words
No. 8068, G.D. Hueu, January 13, 1848
N.R. 70-71v8


To the Land Commissioneres, Greetings: I hereby tell you the size of my houselot at Waimea:

North side, 120 fathoms
East side, 120 fathoms
South side, 98 fathoms
West side, 105 fathoms

However, in my mind I am not confident that these measurements are correct, as it was measured by the Hawaiian method [distance between tips of longest fingers of a man, measured with arms extended to each side]. It was surveyed by the tall Haole Surveyor who came here and went away. Perhaps you have been told, perhaps not ....

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.... o one had objected.

[No.] 2. Ili land in Nohaaina, cattle corral:
Mauka and all sides, Uilama Pekele.
Goat corral in ili land of Poulama: the boundaries are all for Uilama Pekele.

[No number 3 given]

[No.] 4.
Mauka by Keoni's house-lot:
Waho and Makai by Uilama's land
Kohala by Leleihoku's cattle corral.
Hueu's interest is from Uilama; no one has objected.

William Backle, sworn and stated, I have seen for I had given the interest to him. I had given him these sections in 1845-1846.

[No. 8068 not awarded]