Boundary Commission

1925 205 Bishop, Bernice Pauahi
Certification: 205
Ahupua`a Aki Nui (Portions B.P. Bishop)
District: Lahaina
Island Maui
Ownership: Bishop, Bernice Pauahi
Misc:
Year: 1925
Statistics: 21788 characters 3102 words
Aki Nui Ahupuaa (Portions B.P. Bishop), District of Lahaina, Island of Maui, Boundary Commission, Maui, Volume No. 3, 1, pps 16-29

Before the Commissioner of Boundaries in and for The Second Judicial Circuit, Territory of Hawaii.

In the Matter of the Application of William O. Smith, E. Faxon Bishop, A.F. Judd, William Williamson and Richard H. Trent, as Trustees under the Will of the Estate of Bernice P. Bishop, Deceased, for the Settlement and the Issuance of a Certificate of Boundaries covering Portions of the Ahupuaa of Aki, in the District of Lahaina, Island of Maui, Territory of Hawaii.

Commissioner: Daniel H. Case.
Under date of July 3rd, 1925, William O.. Smith, E. Faxon Bishop, A. F. Judd, William Williamson and Richard H. Trent, filed their application alleging that they were residents of Honolulu, City and County of Honolulu, Terr¬itory of Hawaii, and were the duly appointed, qualified and acting Trustees under the Will and of the Estate of Bernice P. Bishop, Deceased.

Applicants further alleged that in and by Award No. 7713, the Board of Commissioners to Quiet Land Titles, acting under and by virtue of the authority conferred and contained in an Act enacted and passed at the Legislative Session of the Kingdom of Hawaii for the year 1852, [page 17] entitled "Relating to land titles of Konohikis," approved June 19th, 1852, did award to Victoria Kamamalu, among other lands, the Ahupuaa of Aki, In the District of Lahaina, Island of Maui, Territory of Hawaii, as Apana No. 25 by name only and not by survey; that said Victoria Kamamalu, having commuted the Government rights in the lands awarded to her as aforesaid, Royal Patent 4475 issued to her on said award without survey.

Applicants further alleged that, as Trustees aforesaid, and as the successors in title and interest of Victoria Kamamalu, they claim to be and are the owners of four portions of said Ahupuaa of Aki, the out¬er boundaries of which have not at any time heretofore been settled, determined or certified by any Judicial Tribunal having authority so to do; and that, as such owners, they are desirous of having the boundaries of said four portions of the Ahupuaa of Aki settled, deter¬mined and certified, and so make application therefor.

Attached to, incorporated and made part of the application are exhibits 'A', 'B' and 'C.'

Exhibit 'A' is a separate statement and descrip¬tion by metes and bounds (said to be by true azimuth survey, and connected by coordinates to the Government Triangulation System), of the outer boundaries of the four portions of the aforesaid Ahupuaa of Aki, the boundaries of which are sought to be determined and certified.

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Exhibit 'B' is said to show all natural topo¬graphical features, permanent or other marks along bound¬ary lines; the bearings or distances of each course given in each of said descriptions of survey; and such other data from field notes as will make it practicable to re¬establish any boundary marks or points that may have been lost or destroyed; and

Exhibit 'C' being a. statement of the names of lands adjoining the four portions of the Ahupuaa of Aki, the boundaries of which are sought to be settled and cer¬tified; together with the names of the owners of said ad¬joining lands.

Hearing on the aforesaid application was set be¬fore the undersigned, as Commissioner of Boundaries for the Second Judicial Circuit, at Wailuku, Maui, Territory of Hawaii, on Saturday, the 5th day of September, 1925, at 10:00 o'clock a.m. of said day.

Notices of said hearing, specifying the tine and place thereof, were published as follows"

In the 'Honolulu Advertiser', a newspaper pub¬lished in the English language, in Honolulu, City and County of Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, publication of said notice in said paper being under dates of July 30th, August 6th, 13th and 20th of 1925; and

In the 'Nupepa Kuakoa', a weekly newspaper pub¬lished in the Hawaiian language in Honolulu, City and [page 19] County of Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii; publication of said notice in said paper being under dates of July 30th, August 6th, 13th and 20th of 1925.

Written or printed notices of said hearing, specifying th ....

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Lot 3
Beginning at the North corner of this piece of land at a concrete Post marked [parallelogram with X in center], the coordinates of this referred to the Government Survey Trig. Station Laina" are 4012.1 feet South and 1599.9 feet West and running by true azimuths:

1.    331° 00' 45.0 feet along Uhao Land Commission Award 4801 to G. Laanui;
2.    9° 37'  241.8 feet along Uaho Land Commission Award 4801 to G. Laanui;
3.    104°  00' 20.0 feet along Land Commission Award 9795B Apana 1 to Kaaua;
4.    24°  00'  81.8 feet along Land Commission Award 9795B Apana 1 to Kaaua;
5.    286°' 00' 60.0 feet along same;
6.    12°  00' 54.1 feet along same;
7.    44° 00' 278.0 feet along same;
8.    85° 30' 128.0 feet along same;
9.    331° 30' 185.0 feet along same;
10. 68° 00' 100.0 feet along Land Commission Award 464 and Land Commission Award 2762 Apana 1 to Nawaakoa;
11. 54° 30' 89.0 feet along Land Commission Award 962 Apana 2 to J. Armas;
12.    147° 40' 53.0 feet along Land Commission Award 7582 Apana 2 to E. Kipa;
13. 179° 30' 133.3 feet along Land Commission Award 7582 Apana 2 to E. Kipa;
14. 131° 13' 40.7 feet along Grant 2998 to W. Ap. Jones;
15. 184° 35'  75.9 feet along same;
16. 143° 45' 52.8 feet along same;
17. 221°  00' 100.0 feet along Land Commission Award 312 Apana 1 to T. Kea¬weiwi to a concrete post marked [Triangle with dot in center]. The coordinates of this post referr¬ed to "Laina" Trig. Station are 4492.3 feet South and 2041.9 feet West;
18. 225° 58' 170.0 feet along low stonewall along L.C.A. 6849 Apana 1 to Nahale and Grant 1891 Apanas 9 and 8 to D. Daldwin [sic. Baldwin];

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19. 234° 27' 156.0 feet along low stonewall Grant 1891 Ap. 8 to D. Baldwin, and running approximately 87.0 feet to the South corner of Land Commission Award 11227 Apana 5 to Nalimu, and thence along Land Commission Award 6061 Ap. 4 to Hanemo;
20. 233° 15' 131.0 feet along low stonewall thence along Land Commission Award 606A Apana 4 and Wahikuli.
21. 204° 30' 212.0 feet along low stonewall along Nahikuli to initial point; containing an area of 3.72 Acres; and comprising a portion of Apana 25 of the land mentioned or described in Land Commission Award 773.3 Royal Patent 4475 to Victoria Kamamalu;

Lot 4
Beginning at the Northeast corner of this piece of land at a point whose azimuth and distance to a concrete post marked [parallelogram with X in it] is 67° 41' 94.8 feet. The coordinates of the said concrete post marked [parallelogram with X in it] are 49 feet south and 1599.9 feet west referred to the Government Trig. Station "Laina," and running by true azimuths:

1. 333° 40' 191.0 feet along Paeohi;
2. 347° 40' 259.0 feet along Paeohi;
3. 54° 09'  77.85 feet along Kelawea along South bank of Kahoma Stream;
4. 158° 20' 132.0 feet along Land Commission Award 9795B to Kaaua;
5. 196° 20' 85.1 feet along same;
6. 162° 00' 62.7 feet along same;
7. 205° 00' 30.4 feet along same;
8, 150° 30' 120.8 feet along same;
9. 29° 30' 79.2 feet along same;
10.    189° 37' 94.0 feet along Uhao;
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11. 217° 20' 61.0 feet along Uhao to the point of beginning; containing an area of 0.65 Acres.

Signed at Wailuku, Maui, Territory of Hawaii,
December 1925. as of the 12th day of September, 1925.
D.H. Case, Commissioner of' Boundaries for the Second Judicial Circuit of the Territory of Hawaii.

1 day's work at $10.00 $10.00; 2 certified copies at 2.00 each 4.00; 9 folios of descriptive matter at 50 [cents] 4.50; 1 copy of same 2.25; 19 folios of record of testimony and proceedings had at 25 [cents] 4.75
1 copy of same 2.37; Postage 1.00; [Total] $28.87

[No. 205, Aki Nui Ahupuaa (Portions B.P. Bishop), District of Lahaina, Island of Maui, Boundary Commission, 1925, Lot 1, 1.70 acres;  Lot 2, 1.74 acres; Lot 3, 3.72 Acres; Lot 4, 0.65 Acres; 1925]