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No. 835, Paao, Honoluu, Honouliuli, September 29, 1847
N.R. 463v2
Greetings to the Land Commissioners: I hereby explain again about the lot of Puniwai at Kaaoaopa in Honolulu.
You were written to previously and Naahu signed his name on this letter telling of giving the lot to Keaweluaole, the first kane of Puniwai.
Puniwai has died and Naahu thinks to take the lot completely and evict me.
It was I, however, who rebuilt the fence and my two grass houses standing therein. There is also the adobe house of Keaweluaole which I re-paired for $120.
Naahu has no house therein. I was Puniwai's kane. It would be well for you to work again on myself and Naahu.
PAAO
F.T. 323v2
Cl. 835, Paao, 26 May [1848], See cl. 19, Naahu & Puniwai
Paao claimant stated that this claim rested on the rights of his deceased wife, Puniwai, which he laid claim to as her husband and the case being the same as claim 19 Naahu & Puniwai in its original character. He was infsormed tha the test ....
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.... uaole's interest is from Naahu. He is Naahu's brother, but Puniwai and her children have died. Puniwai, the wife of Paao, had be-quested this property to Paao, altho' it was not in writing. My wife and I have heard this will and this is her bequest, "The horse, the house site and the houses in it are for you, Paao." That is her will and she died in the year 1846, on the 14th day of August. When Keaweluaole died, Puniwai continued to live there until her death, probably it was in the year 1840. Na-mauu himself said, "Keaweluaole had bequested the house, the taro land and the houses to this daughter. He had not willed the property. The horse, the taro land and the houses would be in the mother's custody."
Naahu himself said thus, "I have not actually given this property to Keaweluaole. I had given it to him that he may live under me with an interest in the house for I believe that Paao would demolish all of his houses.
See page 102 for Naahu's protest.
[No. 835 not awarded; See Award 19]