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No. 9790, Kauhi
N.R. 456v9
Greetings to the Land Commissioners: I hereby state my claim for land on the island of Kauai, in the Ahupua`a of Hanapepe in the aiku /`ili kupono/ of Manuahi. Kapukalua is the name of my land claim. It was from Kekaulike*, when the land was "colonized" /after the Kauai war/, from then until Kapukaipo*, when my makuakane, named Kauapua, had it. The land is 44 fathoms on the n ....
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.... house lot. Furthermore, it is stated that the coconut trees are Kauhi's claim, on the west side. This claim letter is by the Hawaiian subject, Koikoi, Hanapepe, Kauai, 28 January 1848.
*Probably Konohikis
Translator's note: This letter was very confusing, it was hard to tell whether one person or two wrote it.
[No. 9790 not awarded; See Award 10922 for Foreign and Native Testimonies]