Redfearn v. Kuhia

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

RICHARDSON, C.J.

This appeal arises out of an action to quiet title brought by plaintiff-appellant, Howard O. Redfearn, on February 16, 1962. The property in question is a 350-acre strip of land in the South Kona District of the Island of Hawaii. The property was originally included within Grant 2572 made to Kuhia on May 27, 1859. This grant, consisting of 772 acres, was acquired by deed by D. L. Keliikuli who did not have good paper title. However, D. L. Keliikuli is the common source of appellant’s and appellee’s titles. On March 10, 1882, D. L. Keliikuli conveyed the…