In re Wong

Per Ouriam.

Appellant, Leonard Leong Wong, filed an application in the Land Court to register 5.509 acres of land at Kaalaea, Koolaupoko, Oahu, being R.P. 986, L.C.A. 7696, to Kiha no Keolewa, which land is commonly referred to as “Kiha” in the proceedings. Title was claimed to have been perfected by adverse possession of Kaaoaoloa Kukahiko and her son, Kulani Kukahiko, the source of applicant’s paper title.

Appellee Hoohila Galbraith Kawelo, also known as Hilda G. Kawelo, contested the application. Her answer claimed ownership of Kiha by adverse possession and also on some theory of a lost…