Kahoomana v. Moehonua

OPINION BY

JUDD, J.

This is an' action of ejectment for the possession of the premises upon which the government buildings are situated, commonly called Mililani.

*636The plaintiff claims title as follows : That previous to the year 1829, Manuia and his wife Kaupena, (both of whom were chiefs and retainers of Kamehameha II.) on coming from Hawaii to Oahu with the king, settled upon this lot, it being at that time unoccupied. In 1829 Manuia and Kaupena went with Boki on the sandalwood expedition, from which Kaupena returned, bringing the dead body of her husband, which she buried on this spot, and…