Mahele Documents

11063
Claim Number: 11063
Claimant: Kowelo
Other claimant:
Other name: Kawelo
Island: Kauai
District: Halelea
Ahupuaa: Wainiha
Ili: Kapaloa
Statistics: 2584 characters 437 words
No. 11063, Kowelo

No. 11061, Welehu
N.R. 342-343v9


No. 11062 Kaioe
No. 11063 Kawelo

To the Land Commissioners, greetings: We hereby explain our lo`is, house lot and also kulas; however we have not properly surveyed them, but here is what we have done: We measured the length, 190 fathoms on the southeast side, and the same on the north west, 190 fathoms, and the same for all four sides of this place which we measured. It is not very good and flat, a small a ....

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.... e and a pasture.

Mauka by Kalaopa river
Napali by pali
Makai by Kahaunomaluae river
Koolau by Wainiha river.
This land from Kahuu at the time of Kaikioewa.

In 1849, Kowelo had become a school master and did not attend Konohiki labor so the land was taken from him by the Konohiki.

Kapua, sworn, he has seen this land exactly as Kanohi has related.

[Award 11063; R.P. 3401; See also 11062 Kapaloa 1 ap. 2 Acs; R.P. index lists name as Kawelo]