Wailuku Agribusiness Co., Inc. v. Ah Sam

Opinion of the Court by

WATANABE, Presiding J.

This appeal stems from an action filed by Plaintiff-Appellee Wailuku Agribusiness Co., Inc. (Wailuku) in the Circuit Court of the Second Circuit (the circuit court) against “Kalapuna (k) and his wife, Kekui (w), Kaho-lolio (w), also known as Hololio Hennessee (w) [ (all now deceased) ], Heirs or Assigns, and Ml Whom It May Concem[,]” (Named Defendants) to establish ownership, by paper title or adverse possession, of two parcels of land located at Waikapü, Maui, Hawaii. Defendants-Appellants (Appellants), 3 who claim to be descendants and heirs of…