Boundary Commission

1899 179 Bishop, Bernice Pauahi
Certification: 179
Ahupua`a Pahoehoe
District: Hilo
Island Hawaii
Ownership: Bishop, Bernice Pauahi
Misc:
Year: 1899
Statistics: 28459 characters 4589 words
Pahoehoe Ahupuaa, District of Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Boundary Commission, Hawaii, Volume A,pps. 245-246

Honorable R.A. Lyman, Boundary Commission for Island of Hawaii

The undersigned would herewith make application for the settlement of the Boundaries of the following named Ahupuaas or lands belonging to the Estate of Kekuanaoa & V. Kamamalu, viz.;

Honohononui, District of Hilo, Hawaii, adjoining lands unknown
Piopio, District of Hilo, Hawaii, adjoining lands unknown
Kaaumana, District of Hilo, Hawaii, adjoining lands Ponahawai & Kukuau
Kalalau, District of Hilo, Hawaii, bounded by Puuoo, Alae & Wainaku
Alae, District of Hilo, bounded by Kauhiaula, Mokuhonua, Kalalau & Kaiwi
Pahoehoe, District of Hilo, Hawaii, bounded by Paukaa, Papaikou & Pueopaku
Kalaikohonu, District of Hilo, Hawaii, adjoining lands unknown
Kahawai, District of Puna, Hawaii, adjoining lands unknown
Kauaaea, District of Puna, Hawaii, adjoining lands unknown
Kanalehua, District of Puna, Hawaii, adjoining lands unknown
Keauhou, Ili of Kapapala, District of Kau, Hawaii adjoining lands in Kapapala Apua
Pakininui, District of Kau, Hawaii adjoining lands unknown
Halehia[?], District of Kau, Hawaii adjoining lands unknown
Honokua, District of Kau, Hawaii bounded by Government lands of Pahoehoe and Waioa
Keopu, District of Kona, Hawaii, bounded by Government lands Keopu and Honuaula
Holualua 2 [Holualoa] District of Kona, Hawaii, adjoining lands unknown
Kaukalua 2, District of Kona, Hawaii, adjoining lands unknown
Haukalua, District of Kona, Hawaii, adjoining lands unknown [page 246]
Keauhou, District of Kona, Hawaii, adjoining lands Kahalua & Keauhou 2, Est. Kamehameha V.
Haluu, District of Kona, Hawaii, adjoining lands Kapalaea & Keauhou
Olelomoana, District of Kona, Hawaii, adjoining lands Kolo & Opiihali, Government
Alae 2, District of Kona, Hawaii, adjoining lands unknown
Honuaino, District of Kona, Hawaii, adjoining lands unknown
Moeauoa, District of Kona, Hawaii, adjoining lands unknown
Awakee, District of Kona, Hawaii, adjoining lands unknown
Keokea, District of Kona, Hawaii
Honokane, District of Kohala, Hawaii, adjoining lands unknown
Kaluaike, District of Kohala, Hawaii, adjoining lands unknown
Waiapuka, District of Kohala, Hawaii, adjoining lands unknown
Kahua, District of Kohala, Hawaii, adjoining lands unknown
Halelua, District of Kohala, Hawaii, adjoining lands unknown
Kuiki, District of Hamakua, Hawaii, adjoining lands unknown
Kekelani, Ili of Waimanu, District of Hamakua, adjoining lands unknown

Your Honor therefore will please appoint a day for the hearing of said application, and grant a certificate in accordance therewith,
(Signed) J.O. Dominis, Administrator
J.H. Harris, attorney at Law
Hilo, August 16th A.D. 1873


Pahoehoe Ahupuaa, District of Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Boundary Commission, Hawaii, Volume B, pp. 182-184

The Ahupuaa of Pahoehoe, District of Hilo, Island of Hawaii, 3d Judicial Circuit
[4 lines crossed out section of testimony- see below]

On this, the 23d day of May A.D. 1874, the Commission of Boundaries for the island of Hawaii, 3d Judicial Circuit on the application of F.H. Harris, Attorney in law for J.O. Dominis, Administrator of the Estate of M. Kekuanaoa, met at the Office of E.G. Hitchcock, Hilo, Hawaii for the settlement of the boundaries of Pahoehoe situated in the District of Hilo, Island of Hawaii.

Present: D.H. Hitchcock for all partied concerned. Notice personally served on owners or Agents of adjoining lands as far as known.

For Petition see Folio 245, Book A.

Testimony
Kanaeholo, kane, sworn, I was born at Hilo paliku and came here when I was very young. I am a kamaaina of Pahoehoe and heard the boundaries from old kamaaina.

Paukaa bounds Pahoehoe on the Puna side; Kaleiike gulch is the boundary at seashore between the two lands.

Thence up the kahawai and awaawa to the Hilo side of Pahoehoe Church; thence to Poauwai gulch and up the gulch to Kawahamo. This place is above the mauka end of the gulch, thence to Puuhinahina; thence to Mananui, thence to Poapuaa, where Pahoehoe and Paukaa roads unite. Thence up to Luaa, the last of the old kulana kauhale on Pahoehoe. Pahoehoe extends to [page 183] Aipala, makai of Puuaua, where Paukaa and Papaikou unite and cut off Pahoehoe. Puuaua is a hill on Paukaa. I was very young when I came to Pahoehoe, used to go after birds and olona. The boundary follows the old road from Luaa to Waika ana (water head); thence up the gulch and awaawa and up the kualapa to Puaike gulch, crosses the gulch and runs up a trail to Kalaauhaka; thence the boundary runs across Kupamanoa gulch and thence to Nahuina, where the trail meets. Thence to Kaholoina, to Pihakunui and Pihakuike; thence to Painaole; thence to Wahinehoano and thence to Aipala at the mauka end.

From Aipala to the seashore, on the Hamakua side, the land of Pahoehoe is bounded by Pahoehoe gulch from Aipala to Wailimo; the boundary runs along the land of Papaikou and from Wailimo to the seashore along the land of Pueopaku. The Hamakua pali is Pueopaku, the land above is Piihana[?].
Cross-examined.

Kamakamai, kane, sworn, I was born at Kona time of Kuaakawai; came to Pahoehoe when I was very young and am a kamaaina of that land.

Kaleiike gulch is the boundary on the Puna side, at the seashore; thence up the gulch to the Hilo sid ....

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.... se to obtain all information possible to enable me to arrive at a just decision, which will more fully appear by reference to the records of this matter by me kept in Book No. 5 (D), pages 246, 247, 260-263, and it appearing to my satisfaction that the true lawful and equitable boundaries are as follows, viz.;

Beginning at falls at sea coast at mouth of the Kaleiiki ravine, the boundary runs by the true meridian;
1. North 46° 54' West 803 feet along Paukaa, Land Commission Award 7715, the boundary following the middle of ravine to where it falls into two branches;
2. South 86° 46' West 1087 feet along said, Paukaa, the boundary following the middle of the South branch to head of the said ravine from which point the Survey Reference Point "Pahoehoe" [page 121] bears north 43° 25' East true distant 517 feet
3. South 78° 09' West 3195 feet along Paukaa crossing the junction of the Haleolono and the Umikeiki streams at 640 feet and to iron pipe set at Survey Reference point "Manuahi;"
4. South 78° 09' West 1737 feet along Paakaa to angle;
5. North 77° 49' West 3666 feet along Paukaa to angle;
6. North 80° 42' west 3360 feet along Paukaa to angle marked by iron pipe set under bridge and flume;
7. South 89° 35' West 2028 feet along Paukaa to angle marked by iron pipe, the coordinates of said point bearing North 19948 West 13289, referred to the Hawaii Government Survey Trig. Station "Halai"
8. South 75° 00' West 1335 feet along Paukaa to ancient water head in the Ponahawai gulch at lower edge of woods;
9. South 78° 50' West 2209 feet along Paukaa to point on ancient trail known as Kalelepeli marked by a 6" iron pipe and ohia post on which is cut a [triangle]
10. North 81° 44' West 1698 feet along Paukaa to point on ancient trail known as Kepuhi marked by a 6" iron pipe;
11. North 59° 41 West 2670 feet along Paukaa to point on ancient trail marked by a 6" iron pipe;
12. North 84° 35' West 2527 feet along Paukaa to point on ancient trail called Puaihi marked by a 6" iron pipe at foot of a large ohia tree on which is inscribed the letter P enclosed in a [triangle];
13. North 49° 45' west 4019 feet along Paukaa to point by ancient trail marked by a 6" iron pipe;
14. North 65° 35' West 2078 feet along Paukaa to point on ancient trail at a large ohia tree marked with a [triangle] enclosing a P, standing on the bank of the Pahoehoe stream, the coordinates of said point being North [blank] West [blank] referred to the Hawaii Government Survey Trig. Station, "Halai;"
15. North 88° 03' West 1055 feet along Paukaa to the top of the Pihakuiki Falls, the ancient road crossing marked by a + cut in the [page 122] solid rock at top of falls, this point being the stream angle or west angle of Pahoehoe and the common angle; with the lands of Paukaa and Papaikou;
16. [no 16]
17. North 85° 06' East 2811 feet along Papaikou Land Commission award 11215, the boundary following the middle of stream to turn in same;
18. South 86° 55' East 5700 feet along Papaikou the boundary following the middle of stream to turn in same;
19. South 66° 35' East 2631 feet along Papaikou, the boundary following the middle of the stream to the confluence of the Kupamanoa stream;
20. South 46° 42' East 3055 feet along Papaikou the boundary following the middle of the stream to a water fall;
21. South 88° 11' East 3200 feet along Papaikou the boundary following the middle of the stream to ledge on top of falls at confluence of the Ponahawai stream called Waiohinu falls;
22. North 83° 30' East 6277 feet along Pueopaku the boundary following the middle of the stream to sharp turn toward the South;
23. South 42° 08' East 611 feet along Pueopaku the boundary following the middle of the stream to confluence of stream from the South;
24. North 75° 08' East 2067 feet along Pueopaku, the boundary following the middle of the stream to sharp turn toward the South;
25. South 30° 12' East 660 feet along Pueopaku, the boundary following the middle of the stream to confluence of the Waikee Stream;
26. South 61° 34' East 2583 feet along Pueopaku the boundary following the middle of the stream to confluence of the Kalei stream; [page 123]
27. North 69° 17' East 2092 feet along Pueopaku the boundary following the middle of stream to + on large bounder overhanging the falls below the Government Road;
28. South 68° 45' east 1545 feet along Pueopaku the boundary following the middle of the stream to its mouth at sea coast, thence following along the line of the sea coast in all its windings at high water mark, to a point opposite and thence to point of beginning of this survey which bears from the last station;
29. South 12° 43' West 1530 feet to said initial point;
30. Containing an area of 1385 acres, more or less.

As surveyed by A.B. Loebenstein.

It is therefore adjudged, and I do hereby certify and decide that the boundaries of said land of Pahoehoe, are, and hereafter shall be as hereinbefore set forth, and that Certificate of Boundaries No. 37 is hereby cancelled and set aside.

Given under my hand at Hilo, Island of Hawaii, the second day of December A.D. 1899.
Rufus A. Lyman, Commissioner of Boundaries, Third & Fourth Judicial Circuits, Hawaiian Islands.

[No. 179, Pahoehoe Ahupuaa, District of Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Boundary Commission, 1385 acres, 1899]