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Claim Number: 10473
Claimant: Nahi
Other claimant:
Other name:
Island: Kauai
District: Puna
Ahupuaa: Kealia
Ili: Kaakahi, Kaeleele, Kuakah, Puhokea, Kuahakii
Statistics: 3007 characters 446 words
No. 10473, Nahi, Kealia, Kauai, Feb. 1848
N.R. 291v9

Greetings to the Land Commissioners: I hereby explain my claim for land. This is a very ancient claim, from former times until the year 38 /sic/, that is my claim for land. Mai Kapuealae Awikiwiki, Mai Kahoiwai a ka ai Mai Kahoia naenae aku ka loa.* That is the statement of my claim. The witnesses: Mauna, Muili
NAHI

/*Translator's note: difficult to translate because of incomplete grammatical links/


F.T. 107v12
No. 10473, Nahi, Claimant

Pakaa, sworn, says I am ac ....

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.... etween 1848 to 1850, yet the Konohiki took
Section 2 from them. There are several orange trees in this claim brought from another area.

Keaonui, sworn, he has seen Nahi's lands, no trouble arose until he had gone away and had left the land with his younger brother. The Konohiki Keo took a portion of it at this time, however, Keaonui has known in the same way as Pakaa about this land and says this is Nahi's land.

[Award 10473; R.P. 5379; Puhokea Kealia Puna; 1 ap.; 2 Acs 30 rods; Kuahaki Kealia Puna; 1 ap.; 2 Acs 3 roods; ?Kaeleele Kealia Puna; 1 ap.; 1 Ac 30 rods]