Kanaina v. Long

Allen, C. J.:

This is an action of ejectment brought to recover possession of a lot of land in Honolulu, and described as part of the Ili of land of Waikahalulu. The plaintiff claims as sole heir to the real estate of Queen Kalama, and that the land in question is a part of the Ili of land of Waikahalulu which was awarded by the Board of Land Commissioners to • Hazaleleponi Kalama, in May, 1854. To support this position, the plaintiff introduced Makalena, a *333surveyor, who testifies that he was requested by the then Minister of the Interior, but now His Majesty the King, to map out the different…