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No. 8!-2, The Deed of Keomailani to Kaopuiki
N.T. 28-31v1
[should be No. 3]
Kulanui, Wailuku
(High School)
February 13, 1846
The Kulanakauhale (village, house site city).
Here is my opinion to you if you have lived in (on) a Kulana-kauhale and should there be any problem, a hearing is the proper thing. No one can just take or sell that property because we (two) the heirs have not died. This is a deeded property to us and from us to our descendants. I feel (that) the only way you (people) can have and hold and not lose is to seek the right thing. If you (plural) agree to my idea, we will all profit together.
Here again is this - I am forbidding this Kulanakauhale to be had by sale, nor by sale in small sections. I approve that you go and have a hearing with the learned people and tell them that I am still living. It would he a very surprising thing if that property was taken whil ....
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.... here is) only one big thought by the (two) interest holders. The officers may crowd us out perhaps, or love us as children, of parents who are dead and they should think of you. Let us know the result of your work as we have requested of you.
My own hand has written this with great hurry, thus the bad (writing).
Your loving niece,
Mileka Keomailani
Here is something else our father told us, which is about the heir of Kuihelani. To Keoua was the first grant, during the time Kuihelani took him to Kamehameha. We were told that the king and his parents had heard this (also were) Hanau should have been on Oahu' It was she who heard the awarding of everything and the heir (of the award). Is Hanau dead? Let me know if she has died.
Kuihelani had no will at the time of his death. The awarding had already been done.
M. Keomailani
[No. 8 wrong number for Keomailani; See Award 3]