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No. 2402, Keoniho, December 18, 1847
N.R. 483v3
Greetings to you, John Ii, and all the Land Commissioners: We have heard we should petition by the end of the year, therefore we hereby petition for our houselot. I, Keoniho, of Ponahawai, and Kahue, of Kukuau. Here is the diagram of our houselot. This is finished. also, there is a hala grove at Waiakea, a portion is pahoehoe lava and a portion is a`a lava. The boundaries are unequal: 60 by 84 by 160 by 110. This diagram will be kept until the time when we meet.
KEANIHO
Ponahawai, Hilo [no diagram in this text]
F.T. 4v5
No. 2402 & 2663, Keaniho a ....
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.... a house for Keaniho in which to live. Hoolulu had given Keaniho this land in 1835 because he was a school teacher and he lives there. No one has objected to this day.
Lahaina, sworn, He has known exactly as Kaapa had stated.
Work on the Waiakea section has been postponed till a witness is available.
Kahue, sworn, He has seen in the ahupuaa at Waiakea, 2 kihapais that he had given to Keaniho in 1840. Three kihapais are for Kahue and noone has objected to them (Kahue and Keaniho).
[Award 2402; R.P. 6790; Waiakea Hilo; 1 ap.; 5 Acs; R.P. 1150 Ponahawai Hilo; 1 ap.; 1.94 Acs; See also 2663 for Kahue's award]